Extra chick from Mt. Healthy hatcheries

[MaKettle]

I am lucky enough to live right around the corner from Mt. Healthy hatcheries & I was also lucky enough to get chickies for my 1 year wedding anniversary! When the guy at the hatchery came out with my box, he had a squirmy brown chick in his hand. After he opened my box & showed me what was what, he put the brown chicken in, "in case something happens." He told me I would know when she layed because she would lay a white egg. Could this be?? I thought she was an EE but I wanted to confirm that. Also, her behavior is sort of strange, she's more developed than the rest & she "struts"---we were concerned that Chicken Sally might just be a roo...At only 3 weeks, I know its too young but any thoughts on that would be appreciated?? So--is she an EE pullet???

She's on the far right in this pic:

 

[chicken farmer meigs]

If he said she would lay a white egg. Then my guess would be a Brown Leghorn. I once ordered EE's and in the mix was a Brown Leghorn. It looked just like the EE's until it got older.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yes, brown leghorn if he said it would lay white eggs.

 

[MaKettle]

So based on the pics, does she look like a brown leghorn or do they look too much like EEs to know this early on?

 

[MissJenny]

An EE should have slate gray legs -- a brown leghorn should have yellow-orange legs -- there's really no mistaking them even if the rest of their body shape and feather coloring is similar. He/she/it is very cute.

Jenny

 

[charlieschickens]

Yes, its a brown leghorn.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

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I agree

 

[pdsavage]

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Sometimes EE's have green legs also...

 

[HenPen]

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I agree

me too

 

[MaKettle]

Thanks to all that replied!! After reading a bit about her breed, it sort of explains her crazy behavior...