Heritage?

[Reaperprincess]

Slight possibly Splash Marans but if she doesn’t have BBS Marans then you can rule out Marans entirely. Are the feet pink on the underside?
See my reference pics of BBS Marans. The top of the feet had hints of grey and all had pink on the bottoms.
The two side by side yellow chicks show male on right, fem on left. The female developed light feathers on the feet later, but all if my males have very obvious feathered feet at hatch.

But I doubt your chick is a splash Marans.

Well her ad said potch koekoek, easter eggers, buff orpington, light sussex, black austrolorp and golden laced wyandottes. No marans or any feathered leg breed other than maybe easter eggers as far as I know. But apparently all her breeds are separated.

 

[Reaperprincess]

Well her ad said potch koekoek, easter eggers, buff orpington, light sussex, black austrolorp and golden laced wyandottes. No marans or any feathered leg breed other than maybe easter eggers as far as I know. But apparently all her breeds are separated.

I just heard back from the breeder. Apparently the australorp can be a easter egger. The eggs just marked wrong. And she also said that the buff is probably from the buffs she has because somewhere along the line some of her buffs got featered legs. Maybe a easter egger got into the buff enclosure.

 

[Reaperprincess]

I just heard back from the breeder. Apparently the australorp can be a easter egger. The eggs just marked wrong. And she also said that the buff is probably from the buffs she has because somewhere along the line some of her buffs got featered legs. Maybe a easter egger got into the buff enclosure.

Just so no one gets confused about what I said about the buffs she breeds her own eggs

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Sounds like the “EE” is a barnyard mix. EEs have clean legs and feet. There’s a strong chance that the eggs will NOT be blue or green, but miracles happen everyday. If you don’t mind barnyard mix and plan to keep chickens as pets rather than breeding then the mystery of them should be fun to discover. If egg color and breeding matter then I strongly suggest not get hatching eggs or chicks from that breeder again, nor would I hatch any eggs from whatever females come from this batch.
I hope you didn’t pay a lot of money.

 

[Reaperprincess]

Sounds like the “EE” is a barnyard mix. EEs have clean legs and feet. There’s a strong chance that the eggs will NOT be blue or green, but miracles happen everyday. If you don’t mind barnyard mix and plan to keep chickens as pets rather than breeding then the mystery of them should be fun to discover. If egg color and breeding matter then I strongly suggest not get hatching eggs or chicks from that breeder again, nor would I hatch any eggs from whatever females come from this batch.
I hope you didn’t pay a lot of money.

Thank you

 

[NatJ]

Sounds like the “EE” is a barnyard mix. EEs have clean legs and feet.

Easter Egger is often a catch-all term for any chicken that has the blue egg gene but does not belong to a specific recognized breed.

Some such chickens do have feathered legs and feet, depending on what is in the mix. For example, some people breed Silkie-mix Easter Eggers or Cochin-mix Easter Eggers.

There’s a strong chance that the eggs will NOT be blue or green, but miracles happen everyday.

If the chicks hatched from brown eggs, we know the mothers did not have the genes for blue or green eggs. If the breeder was trying to keep the different kinds separate, the hens were probably with roosters who did not have those genes either.

I agree, there is a strong chance that these chicks will not have the genes to lay blue or green eggs.

If you don’t mind barnyard mix and plan to keep chickens as pets rather than breeding then the mystery of them should be fun to discover. If egg color and breeding matter then I strongly suggest not get hatching eggs or chicks from that breeder again, nor would I hatch any eggs from whatever females come from this batch.

Nothing wrong with breeding barnyard mixes for the fun of it, just don't expect the chicks to look like any kind of purebreds.

But if the goal is to have chickens of specific breeds, I agree about not breeding from these chicks. One sort-of exception, if there are no better breeders available, it may be possible to start with these birds and breed toward good examples of those breeds. But that would be a very long project, not something that most people would enjoy, and not worth the effort if there is any chance of buying better birds of those breeds.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

One sort-of exception, if there are no better breeders available, it may be possible to start with these birds and breed toward good examples of those breeds. But that would be a very long project

Agree— and yes, a long long project. I just started one such project with BBS Marans which led to a side project of purple eggs (heavy bloom). Thankfully, I keep meticulous notes.

 

[Reaperprincess]

Easter Egger is often a catch-all term for any chicken that has the blue egg gene but does not belong to a specific recognized breed.

Some such chickens do have feathered legs and feet, depending on what is in the mix. For example, some people breed Silkie-mix Easter Eggers or Cochin-mix Easter Eggers.


If the chicks hatched from brown eggs, we know the mothers did not have the genes for blue or green eggs. If the breeder was trying to keep the different kinds separate, the hens were probably with roosters who did not have those genes either.

I agree, there is a strong chance that these chicks will not have the genes to lay blue or green eggs.



Nothing wrong with breeding barnyard mixes for the fun of it, just don't expect the chicks to look like any kind of purebreds.

But if the goal is to have chickens of specific breeds, I agree about not breeding from these chicks. One sort-of exception, if there are no better breeders available, it may be possible to start with these birds and breed toward good examples of those breeds. But that would be a very long project, not something that most people would enjoy, and not worth the effort if there is any chance of buying better birds of those breeds.

I do have a barnyard mix of chickens that all run together, but we are trying to get some heritage breeds. They will walk together with the rest of the flock till I decide I want to start actively breeding in a certain direction. Then I will give them a month to basicly lay out the other roosters eggs and then only put the certain breed pullets and cockerels together. So far I have rir's and buff's that are heritage.

 

[RcoM]

Finally got a foto of the 'austrolop' chickView attachment 4268067View attachment 4268068View attachment 4268069He/she is still a little bit wet from hatching but you should be able to see the markings

Yes, it doesn't look like an Australorp except if it's the recessive grey/solash.
The chicks vary a lot and after they feather, you will know.
I think send the lady photos and ask which of the heritage breeds are these? And tell her how the eggshells were labelled, (afterwards). She might shed light.

 

[Reaperprincess]

Yes, it doesn't look like an Australorp except if it's the recessive grey/solash.
The chicks vary a lot and after they feather, you will know.
I think send the lady photos and ask which of the heritage breeds are these? And tell her how the eggshells were labelled, (afterwards). She might shed light.

I already talked to her apparently her worker mislabled the eggs and it is a easter egger