Odd ball out, what am I? (lots of pictures)

[Munkeesmama]

This chick was hatched from a blue egg that was sold to me as a B/B/S/Harlequin Ameraucana. The other 3 chicks hatched out black/blues, and then, there was the chipmunk. I contacted the breeder who said she only has pure breeds, but maybe something is coming through. What are your thoughts on what it is/coloring. I bought the eggs from another fellow BYC'er. Here's some picks from about 3 days old and then some from yesterday.

These were all from the same batch of blue eggs/seller

1 week old

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Close-up of feathering

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[Illia]

Easter Egger - It even has green legs.

I'd seriously question the breeder you got those from.

 

[M To The Maxx]

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I agree.

 

[Munkeesmama]

Do the 2 dark ones look pure?

Edited because luke and look are not the same.

 

[Illia]

Yeah, the 2 blacks look normal. This oddball though has a common EE color, green legs, . . . The breeder may just have EEs in there and not known?

 

[Munkeesmama]

Well, from the pictures on her website her parent stock looked purebred and of the b/b/s harlequin variety... hmm.

 

[KKatknap]

Isn't it possible to have purebred parents, but not breed officially purebred Ameraucanas? Like, for example, if I were to breed my Wheaten roo to my Silver hens...they are all purebred, but wouldn't the resulting non-recognized coloring of the offspring make them EEs?

Maybe that's what happened(?) Or are all the breeder's birds B/B/S?

Also...I'm unfamiliar with the "harlequin" color...is it a recognized Ameraucana color?

ETA - It's an awfully cute chick, though

 

[Munkeesmama]

Well, harlequin was a color she had been working on, looking deeper, it appears she had been breeding a salmon favorelle to ameraucana, got basically a white bird with splash marks and was working on the "harlequin color". I'm not sure if this continued, but this egg is not from one of those birds i don't believe, but seems like there may be some genetics in the background coming through. Make any sense?

Bah, I was wanting pure ameraucana's but this one is beautiful nonetheless.

 

[carolina chicky]

Very cute little chick....

 

[Illia]

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Okay now I have to see her website.

White with splashy coloring like a salmon faverolle is a HUGE indicator of EEs. The most common EE rooster color is exactly like that. . .