Need help to ID new ladies

Aliciahess

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Hi everyone. Here are some of the new hens I got. Not sure what breed they are. Can someone help?
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First guess was RSL and Blue Orpingtons. Can you get a better shot of the top bird's body? Leg color is a good clue at identifying breeds too. If the top bird, is the yellow one in the bottom pic I would change my guess to Buff Orpington. Buff Orpingtons have white legs traditionally.
 
The hen in the front looks like a Buff Orpington and the two in the back are both Blue Orpingtons, but can you get a clearer pic of the bird behind the Buff Orpington in front (top pic). Because the comb looks funky, like it might be a pea comb, and the leg looks greenish, I'm thinking you have an Easter Egger.
 
I can tomorrow. I thought she was an Americauna?
She is molting now...looks scrawny. Lol

True Ameraucanas all have slate blue legs. Easter Eggers, which are produced by crossing Ameraucanas with other breeds to produce offspring that lay eggs in colors other than just blue, often have greenish legs. Hatcheries frequently and incorrectly market their Easter Eggers as Ameraucanas (often misspelled as Americana or Americauna). There is a good article at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html explaining the difference between Araucanas, Ameraucanas, and Easter Eggers.
 
The blue birds are probably Blue Orpingtons. The buff bird is a hatchery quality Buff Orpington. The bird behind the Buff Orpington in the first photo is an Easter Egger.
 

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