Olive Egger chicks

[chicken blessed]

Do Olive egger chicks have certain identifying characteristics. I recently hatched out a combination of easter egger and what I hope to be olive egger chicks (Ameracauna Rooster with Buff Orps, Black Austrlorps, Barred Rocks and RIR hens). The brown eggs hatched but i didnt keep track and now they are mixed in with EE chicks. Do I have to wait till they start laying to know which is which?Here is a picture. They are 4 days old.I do also have some BBS chicks in the brooder also.

 

[keith92]

i used my black copper marans rooster on the ee hens so i could identify them by the pea comb. from there i put a zip tie loosly around the left ankle so i could keep track of them amongst the marans chicks. you may SOL until they lay eggs.

 

[keith92]

if all the hens you bred the ameracana rooster to were single combs, than the chicks should have a single comb, and the ee/am cross should be pea with fat puffy cheeks. jmo

 

[chicken blessed]

if all the hens you bred the ameracana rooster to were single combs, than the chicks should have a single comb, and the ee/am cross should be pea with fat puffy cheeks. jmo

Thanks. I have found 7 chicks with pea combs and fat puffy cheeks! I have banded their legs. 6 girls and one boy! Right now their colors are very different also. Here's hoping some olive eggs come out of these girls. Next time I will set up 2 brooders to keep them separate until I can band them. Thanks for all the help!