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DobieLover said:
Correct. And the 2 blue egg gene carriers that are used by the large hatcheries to create EEs are Ameraucanas and Legbars. That means that your EE is either going to have beard and muffs or a crest. The black bird has neither but the brown one has a beard and muffs. I don't think that bird is a cockerel. I think she is a pullet. She looks exactly like my 7 year old EE.
I do think the BCM is a cockerel.
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You think the brown one is the americana/EE, and not an olive egger? If so, then which one might be the olive egger? For the BCM, I can't find any examples online of cockerels at 18 weeks who don't already have fairly grown in copper saddle feathers. Have you seen cockerels that look like mine at this age? If it was 12 weeks, I'd be convinced it was a cockerel, but at 18 weeks, I'm not so sure.
 
halfdozenflock said:
You think the brown one is the americana/EE, and not an olive egger? If so, then which one might be the olive egger? For the BCM, I can't find any examples online of cockerels at 18 weeks who don't already have fairly grown in copper saddle feathers. Have you seen cockerels that look like mine at this age? If it was 12 weeks, I'd be convinced it was a cockerel, but at 18 weeks, I'm not so sure.
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Easter eggers and olive eggers often look alike. Both are mixed breeds so you really won't know until they start to lay.
I think all your birds are pullets but I've been wrong before. Good luck!
 
janiedoe said:
Easter eggers and olive eggers often look alike. Both are mixed breeds so you really won't know until they start to lay.
I think all your birds are pullets but I've been wrong before. Good luck!
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Thanks so much. I guess I'll wait a few more weeks to see what types of eggs I'm seeing--and whether any of them crow. Hopefully, they are all pullets, since roosters are illegal in my city.
 

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