EE chicks with GREEN LEGS...Questions??***PICS***

[msgenie516]

Hi,

I bought 7 chicks 9 days ago, all pullets. They are 4 EE's, 2 BR's, and one BO. It wasn't very noticeable when I got them, but the EE's are all developing moss green legs. The color is getting quite intense and I was wondering if there is any significance to it or if it shows what the egg color will be. I have two other chickens that lay green eggs and I always thought they were EE's, but they don't have green legs. This is a picture of my new babies when I had them for a couple of days.

You can see the color starting to develop in two of them (all of them have it) but it has become much more noticeable.

This is a picture of one of the girls that I already had that lays green eggs. She doesn't have green legs. I would call them more of a gray/black.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Genie

 

[Fruit Juice]

I think EE legs range from green to slate and i don't think they'll lay a different color egg, but then again, I'm no expert

 

[EweSheep]

Beautiful pullet!

 

[KinderKorner]

wow! I have a EE hen that looks just like that. Mine isn't really barred as much though. But they are very similar. lol

EE's legs can be just about any color between green-black I believe.

 

[klf73]

there isn't a standard.....they come in all colors

enjoy your chicks

 

[speckledhen]

No standard at all for an EE. Many have green legs and it has no correlation to egg color. Enjoy them!

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Of my 5 EEs (from MMM) they all have green legs. Two lay lovely green-blue eggs, and three lay green eggs of various intensities. All of the eggs, even the blue ones, are a tiny bit greener than the ones my Ameraucanas lay.

Now that they're into their second year, one of them has started to lay an INCREDIBLE deep green egg--kind of the color of avocado appliances from the 70's. Last year all the green eggs were pale green.

I now have 5 EEs from Meyer in my brooder. I'm soooo impatient to find out what they will look like and what color egg they'll lay. I love the surprise factor with EEs. Just like Christmas.

You're going to have so much fun once they start to lay.

 

[cowsgomoo]

All of my Ameraucanas have green or blue legs. That is normal for that breed. Nice photo!

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

cowsgomoo: Lest the Ameraucana police come knocking at your door--

I'm pretty sure that green legs are a disqualification for Ameraucanas. They must be slate colored. If I'm wrong, I expect someone will set me straight.

EEs can be whatever color happens from the cross, since there is no breed standard.

 

[speckledhen]

Ameraucanas do not have green legs, they have slate legs. Green legs indicate an Easter Egger. Both are fun birds, but there is no standard for EEs, yet there is a very strict one for Ameraucanas.