New chicken owner trying to find out what I've got??

[CBaron]

New chicken owner here. We bought a complete setup which included 3 chickens. Can someone here tell me the breed of chickens these may be? So far, I've heard New Hampshire red, RI Red, Easter Egger, and Ameraucan...

 

[sourland]

It looks to me as if all are cross bred birds- very attractive and very healthy.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

This is a Red Sex Link (RSL) hen:

RSL come in a variety of names, but ultimately they're a hybrid of two different breeds that are bred for egg production. You can also easily sex them upon hatching by their down being a different color depending on gender.

This looks like a Production Red:

Some Hatcheries will call them a RIR, but in the end, they're a Production Red. Again, they're another hybrid.

On the third one, she looks like a barnyard mix to me. If she had a little bit of a crest, there's a couple breeds she'd look closer too, but still probably be a mix of some sort. Do you know what color eggs she lays?

 

[GodLovesU]

The middle hen looks similar to my starlight green Egger. You definitely don’t have any Ameraucanas.

 

[CBaron]

On the third one, she looks like a barnyard mix to me. If she had a little bit of a crest, there's a couple breeds she'd look closer too, but still probably be a mix of some sort. Do you know what color eggs she lays?

They all seem to generally lay eggs similarly relative to their coloring differences. The 3rd one you ask about is laying gently green tinted eggs. The production red is our all-star layer, giving me a traditional brown egg every day. And the RSL hen is laying a lighter brown egg.


Wow, thank you everyone for the feedback. It is very helpful.

 

[CBaron]

The middle hen looks similar to my starlight green Egger.

If starlight green is referring to egg color, then ours may be doing the same. I may not be best with ddetermining egg colors, but when compared to the eggs of the other 2 this one does have a gentle greenn tint

 

[GodLovesU]

If starlight green is referring to egg color, then ours may be doing the same. I may not be best with ddetermining egg colors, but when compared to the eggs of the other 2 this one does have a gentle greenn tint

Starlight green Eggers are a hybrid breed from Hoover hatchery. Their eggs look like the egg on the bottom.

 

[CBaron]

My girl is only laying 1-2 per week, so once I get another, I'll post up a photo also. But yes, I think it resembles that. In fact, your (bottom) 3 egg line up almost looks like the ones my 3 girls are giving us when we get a full production for the day.

Thank again, I do appreciate everyone's contribution. We're new to this and I'm trying to soak in as much as possible.

Cheers,
CJB

 

[CBaron]

Starlight green Eggers are a hybrid breed from Hoover hatchery. Their eggs look like the egg on the bottom.

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Ok, it's taken me about a week to get a full run of egg production.

Here's what I've got.
#3- is what ya'll are labeling as out Production Red. She's our most prolific layer and we pretty much get 1 per day. FWIW, she's also at the bottom of the pecking order.
#2- Is the RSL egg and so far she seems to be 1-2 per week. This one is the dominant hen in the flock
#1- Is the from the middle colored chicken that GodLovesU says may be the starlight green egger. She's the one who's been laying the least so far.

Right now we're all trying to get them through the unseasonably cold weather here. But so far they seem to be doing pretty ok. I'm learning a lot.
Thanks
CJB

 

[GodLovesU]

Is the first egg the third hen’s?