Easter Eggers

[lisa69]

Why do these hoovers easter egger chicks have no muff/beard and have a plume on their head. White bird in the first pic is an easter egger I bred . The rest of the pics are of the hatchery birds.

 

[Anime2lover]

Not all of them do. I have easter eggers, and not all of mine have it.

 

[Anime2lover]

Beautiful white bird by the way.

 

[BlueBaby]

That crest or plum on the head as you called it could be from a crossing of the Crested Cream Legbar.

 

[lisa69]

Beautiful white bird by the way.

Thanks. So do you think they used legbars for the brownish wild patterned easter egger chicks. I bought 8 you would think at least some would have a muff and a beard if they where Ameraucauna crossed.

 

[GuineaFowling]

Yes it looks like they cross bred a crested cream legbar rather than Ameraucana. Ameraucanas are very hard to get a hold of. I bought a sapphire olive Egger from Hoover and she also has a small crest. I’m positive she’s blue copper maran x crested cream legbar

 

[hmarg06]

I think I read somewhere that some hatcheries use Legbars in their EE crosses, that could be why?

 

[Anime2lover]

Thanks. So do you think they used legbars for the brownish wild patterned easter egger chicks. I bought 8 you would think at least some would have a muff and a beard if they where Ameraucauna crossed.

Im not sure what cross mine without the tell tale beard are.

 

[CityslickerHomestead]

I got my EE from Hoover this March, and she has the pattern of my Welsummer (also from Hoover), but dark-ashy brown instead of red. Her chest is lighter in color, and she has what appears to be a slight muff and beard. Her legs are olive green.

If the Hatchery sells chicks labeled as “Americana” which Hoover does, it’s just a marketing ploy. I think they are just EE/mutts. I highly doubt mine is mixed with Ameraucana or Auracana. However I’m hoping there might be since she does have a slight poofiness to her face. I’d love to have blue eggs, but I’m thinking she’s mixed with Welsummer, leghorn, and maybe something else. The pictures are from her at about 6 weeks old. She’s 9 weeks now.

If she’d sit still I’d get you a better picture of her face. Yours look redder than mine, more Welsummer dominant I think. You may end up with olive green eggs.

 

[Anime2lover]

View attachment 1783502 View attachment 1783503 View attachment 1783504 View attachment 1783505 View attachment 1783506 I got my EE from Hoover this March, and she has the pattern of my Welsummer (also from Hoover), but dark-ashy brown instead of red. Her chest is lighter in color, and she has what appears to be a slight muff and beard. Her legs are olive green.

If the Hatchery sells chicks labeled as “Americana” which Hoover does, it’s just a marketing ploy. I think they are just EE/mutts. I highly doubt mine is mixed with Ameraucana or Auracana. However I’m hoping there might be since she does have a slight poofiness to her face. I’d love to have blue eggs, but I’m thinking she’s mixed with Welsummer, leghorn, and maybe something else. The pictures are from her at about 6 weeks old. She’s 9 weeks now.

If she’d sit still I’d get you a better picture of her face. Yours look redder than mine, more Welsummer dominant I think. You may end up with olive green eggs.

I get blues and greens, even a few light pinks. Mine range from silver, to gold, and cream.