RIR?

[mawmawBo]

This is my chicken I got her at the local feed store, I thought she was a RIR, but she lays olive green eggs and has gave me 15 eggs in 17 days since she started laying

Which I'm Very Happy About, but I thought it was my EE laying the eggs till we saw Sally do it( the RIR? ). Can anyone tell me what breed she is??? Thank You!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Definitely not RIR (the black ticking around the neck). She is an EE of some sort.

Since she is laying olive green eggs, she has to have a dark egg layer on one side of the family (like a Barnvelder, Welsummer, or Marans, or Pendesenca, etc.) and either EE or Ameraucana or Araucana blood on the other side of the family.

A good link to read about Olive Egger is at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html

My guess is Welsummer and EE....but that's a guess because her coloring suggests a bit of my Welsummer mix.

You are lucky! I want an Olive Easter Egger!

Lady of McCamley

 

[mawmawBo]

Thank you for your imput, I was going nuts, I really thought I had a RIR. I am new to backyard chickens and no one else around here has any. I have to rely on forums like this and what I read. Again Thank You!!! P.S. I'm very Proud of my girls,and they do great with the grandkids. They will squat when the kids go to pick them up, no fussing.