Surprise, surprise, someone is laying blue eggs

[LadiesAndJane]

I think this one may be your green egg layer if this is a crest I am seeing. Is it? If so then this is a sapphire olive egger and not a sapphire gem.

 

[lauraschicks]

That's a drake.

I agree with TheOddOneOut about the bird in question being the Welsummer, who is probably an olive egger instead. Welsumers are often used to make olive eggers, and they can look very similar. And that bird has a heavy greenish wash to her legs, a strong indication that she isn't a pure Welsummer.

I can live with that. I new the lady who was telling me what breeds the chicks were didn't have a clue. I had just bought the lavender orp chicks and stopped at the feed store and of course they had a bunch of pullets there. So cute I couldn't resist 4 more chicks. Two she told me were lavender orps (didn't look like mine so knew there was a chance none were what she thought). So I bought one "Welsummer, two Lavenders, and one Ancona." The Ancona looked like an Ancona and probably is one, but I'm sure you are probably correct. So I probably got four generic layers that all started laying at four months old and except for the "Ancona" all started with double yolk eggs. Probably good I'm not looking to breed them as the roosters are mainly for protection and eye candy.

 

[lauraschicks]

I think this one may be your green egg layer if this is a crest I am seeing. Is it? If so then this is a sapphire olive egger and not a sapphire gem. View attachment 2807010

I'm going to have to look up the crest part. I'm not edumacated about that. But it will be fun to learn. But what's going to be truly funny is when someone tells me the Cornish Crosses are really Leghorns.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I'm going to have to look up the crest part. I'm not edumacated about that. But it will be fun to learn. But what's going to be truly funny is when someone tells me the Cornish Crosses are really Leghorns.

The crest is the part I circled with blue. I can not tell for sure from the photo. This is like a little tuft of extra feathers. Here is a photo from the internet that shows it better.

 

[lauraschicks]

The crest is the part I circled with blue. I can not tell for sure from the photo. This is like a little tuft of extra feathers. Here is a photo from the internet that shows it better.View attachment 2807012

Oh duh on me. You're talking about the feathers on top of her head. I thought you were saying a crest on or around the eyes. I see what you mean now. Chalk it up to fatigue. I do know about crests, e.g. crested cream legbars... I'll try to look when the sun is up and see if either of the Sapphire Prairie Gembelles are crested.

 

[Shezadandy]

This is my Ancona.

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I'll say your black copper marans isn't a black copper marans, the comb should be a single comb and at least from this photo looks like a pea comb or a walnut comb - which makes her a prime candidate.

 

[lauraschicks]

I'll say your black copper marans isn't a black copper marans, the comb should be a single comb and at least from this photo looks like a pea comb or a walnut comb - which makes her a prime candidate.

It is nearly impossible to get a clear picture of these birds. His comb is definitely single and large, but hers is definitely small. They both have feathered legs. Outside earlier her comb looked single but quite small, but none of the pictures portray that so unlikely a single comb (didn't have my glasses on). BTW, this picture was taken earlier in their lives.

 

[lauraschicks]

So just to further admit to my inability to accurately assess the chicks I buy, these were sold to me as Speckled Sussex. Of course I knew it was unlikely that all 4 were speckled, but I gave them a chance. After all neither was the Ancona when she was a chick...

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I’m betting your “welsummer” is actually a brown leghorn/cream legbar EE hybrid.

 

[Matejka]

I’m betting your “welsummer” is actually a brown leghorn/cream legbar EE hybrid.

Here is my welsummer. Yours looks different, and I can't put my finger on what is different (not enuff coffee yet).
And speckled sussex.