I ordered some hens from a breeder and got a couple of "surprise" hens. Idk what breed this is!

[Lesserevil]

Anyone have any idea?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I think it may be a mixed breed.
Its face and head shape looks like a Sumatra pullet, put the way the tail is carried so upright doesn't match a sumatra.

 

[Lesserevil]

I got it from Mc Murray's the hatchery. Sorry I meant hatchery not breeder. And I've looked through their breeds but at this point it doesn't really look like any of them haha

 

[JedJackson]

It doesn't fit for any pure breed McMurray sells, so likely a hybrid. 'Ameraucana' maybe. McMurray's Ameraucanas are Easter eggers and can look like anything, just about.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

It doesn't fit for any pure breed McMurray sells, so likely a hybrid. 'Ameraucana' maybe. McMurray's Ameraucanas are Easter eggers and can look like anything, just about.

second that ^^^

 

[LuciferRoo]

It doesn't fit for any pure breed McMurray sells, so likely a hybrid. 'Ameraucana' maybe. McMurray's Ameraucanas are Easter eggers and can look like anything, just about.

Good to know because an Easter Egger is not the same as an Ameraucana, as far as I know.
I will cross them off my list as far as buying Ameraucanas.

 

[ella2025]

Maybe some kind of egger like others mentioned, like a prairie bluebell or a whiting true blue, "ameraucana", olive egger, Easter egger. This looks like many breeds but these are actually all very very similar mixes.

 

[BlessedChaosHomestead]

Good to know because an Easter Egger is not the same as an Ameraucana, as far as I know.
I will cross them off my list as far as buying Ameraucanas.

Yes, Them & Hoover’s call them “Ameraucanas” but they’re not true. They’re Easter Eggers. I think there maybe one larger hatchery that sales true but you normally have to go to a legitimate breeder.
Spelling matters too. If it’s true, it should be spelled Ameraucana, not Americana (which is TSC name & it’s usually the poofy cheeked, EE.)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Cackle Hatchery in northern MO sells true Ameraucanas, at least I'm assuming so based on their prices. The ones I got as day-olds last July look pretty good to me so far.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

"Whiting True Blue" (and "Whiting True Green") can also look like anything.

Though some people seem to think they have a breed standard-- I can tell you that the hatchery ones don't have a breed standard, from my personal experience.
They tend to have fan-looking tails (think Leghorn, Ancona chicken, etc) and may or may not have beard and muffs.