OK, So I think I have mutts...

[Pluto]

Any ideas as to what these might be? They are my first hens, about 10 months old, supposedly laid a couple of light brown and blue-green eggs last year. They are super sweet and aren't too phased by the rain! The owner previouse called them "eater chickens", I wonder if they were sold to her as "easter eggers"?

 

[Teach97]

I would agree EE's...basically mutts that lay cool eggs

 

[katrinag]

EE mixes.

 

[Pluto]

So another total newbe question. What color would they be? I just keep calling them my little red hens, but they aren't really all red.

 

[Wynette]

Yep, you've definitely got some EEs there. Some folks call them "red brown" in color.

 

[gumpsgirl]

They are beautiful EE's! There is no such thing as a chicken "mutt"!

 

[moduckman]

They are colored like the light brown leghorn.

 

[ILoveJoe]

They are pretty girls. I have two EE's that look pretty similar, only they have a bit of blue showing.

I have to admit I cringe when I see EE's refered to as mutts. I know it is just a term, but I prefer the term 'mix'.

Mutts has a negative connotation to me.

 

[LilPeeps]

They're EEs. EEs are not recognized and often do not come in any standardized variety. That pattern is common among EEs.

 

[Pluto]

I didn't mean to offend anyone with chickens of mixed heritage. I have a mixed breed dog that I love dearly and call a mutt, so the term tends to give me warm fuzzies