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You are correct, I probably should have thought about that. I based my comment on the fact that the majority of (pretty much all) hatchery Easter Egger chicks (I am assuming they are hatchery, but I could easily be wrong) that I have personally seen are chipmuky-colored while these are yellow and closely resemble New Hampshires. I have just noticed a little striped-ness on the heads of those chicks, though, which New Hampshires (as far as I know) generally do not have, so they could be Easter Eggers yet!The blue egg gene is not tied to color, pattern, muffs, tuffs, or leg color. EE's can be any color or pattern, do not have to have either muffs or tufts, and can have any color leg. Ameraucanas and Araucanas have standards and requirements, but EE's don't. Many hatcheries base their EE's on Ameraucanas, so it is a common perception that EE's should have Ameraucana traits, but they really don't have to. The EE I had laid a nice green egg, was solid red in color, had no muffs or tufts, and had yellow legs. The comb was even a wonky combinbation of pea and single.
You really won't be able to tell if any of those are EE's or not until they lay eggs.