Hoover’s new 2021 “Easter Eggers”

[JCOP]

This pullet came from rural king . She was labeled as an EE. She is an obvious legbar mix. I have 4 EE that came from the same bin . Two are like this one and the the other 2 have no crest or muff. All 4 do have yellow legs though. She laid her first egg yesterday.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

This pullet came from rural king . She was labeled as an EE. She is an obvious legbar mix. I have 4 EE that came from the same bin . Two are like this one and the the other 2 have no crest or muff. All 4 do have yellow legs though. She laid her first egg yesterday.
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A legbar mix would be an EE....

 

[Cauliflowaah]

I got 10 EEs from TSC - Hoover's this year - they all have yellow legs and no face floofs - the description was slate legs etc.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I got 10 EEs from TSC - Hoover's this year - they all have yellow legs and no face floofs - the description was slate legs etc.

Those look like production red.

 

[Cauliflowaah]

Those look like production red.

I made an inquiry and complaint to both TSC and Hoover's but Hoovers asked for pics then replied that yes those are the Easter Eggers, and TSC said thier description is right and hatcheries fill it wrong sometimes. I like the chickens so it's whatever but I am curious what color egg they'll lay

 

[Cauliflowaah]

Those look like production red.

9 look like that and one turned out to look different:

 

[Frazzemrat1]

9 look like that and one turned out to look different:View attachment 2750462

I mean, don't get me wrong... easter eggers can look like anything; any color feathers or patterns, muffs and beard or not, crested or not, any leg color, any type of comb.... so there's a possibility these are easter eggers... but these look a lot like production reds, and TSC will never know what they have. They just put the labels on that the hatchery sends. Even if their wrong.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen silver laced wyanddottes mixed with barred rocks and/or cuckoo marans... and they don't know which is which.

 

[Cauliflowaah]

I mean, don't get me wrong... easter eggers can look like anything; any color feathers or patterns, muffs and beard or not, crested or not, any leg color, any type of comb.... so there's a possibility these are easter eggers... but these look a lot like production reds, and TSC will never know what they have. They just put the labels on that the hatchery sends. Even if their wrong.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen silver laced wyanddottes mixed with barred rocks and/or cuckoo marans... and they don't know which is which.

Well I ordered them online through tractor supply and they were delivered from Hoover's to the post office where I picked them up so TSC never touched them...but you are right, my sister in law grabbed up a silkie at TSC that was mixed in and they didn't know the difference there.
These are my first chickens and although not one fell ill - they're now 12 weeks old and healthy, in the future I'll find a breeder if I want specific breeds.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Well I ordered them online through tractor supply and they were delivered from Hoover's to the post office where I picked them up so TSC never touched them...but you are right, my sister in law grabbed up a silkie at TSC that was mixed in and they didn't know the difference there.
These are my first chickens and although not one fell ill - they're now 12 weeks old and healthy, in the future I'll find a breeder if I want specific breeds.

If you want special breeds, that's a definete thing... just make sure you learn about the breed specifics of what you want. There are tons out there who miss-identify, or misrepresent their breeds. For instance, people breeding americana and selling them as true ameraucana.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I got 10 EEs from TSC - Hoover's this year - they all have yellow legs and no face floofs - the description was slate legs etc.

They could be something like starlight green eggers.