Two new Easter Eggers, what cross breeds?

[Xaphus]

We got two Easter eggers this year to add to our flock, they’re about 5 weeks old in the pictures and we’re curious about what breeds they were crossed with. I included two pictures of the black and white one, which seems to have a beard and one of the brown and grey one.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Most Easter eggers are the result of Easter egger x Easter egger crosses. Breeders might make first generation Easter eggers by crossing ameraucanas or legbars to another breed, but that’s not what your’s look to be (wrong coloring).

 

[Pentatonchix]

@Eelantha

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Most Easter eggers are the result of Easter egger x Easter egger crosses. Breeders might make first generation Easter eggers by crossing ameraucanas or legbars to another breed, but that’s not what your’s look to be (wrong coloring).

I agree. The EEs you have are the old, South American lines. Not sure if this is a question, but looks like you have a cockerel and a pullet too

 

[Xaphus]

I agree. The EEs you have are the old, South American lines. Not sure if this is a question, but looks like you have a cockerel and a pullet too

I hope there isn’t a cockerel, they were supposedly sexed as pullets, but I know sexing isn’t an exact science unless sex linked. Time will tell.

 

[Sara L]

That first one looks like my easter egger rooster. I have a hen that same color as the second chick. Sorry if it turns out to be a roo but mine turned out very pretty.

 

[Xaphus]

That first one looks like my easter egger rooster. I have a hen that same color as the second chick. Sorry if it turns out to be a roo but mine turned out very pretty.

Just curious, what about the black and white makes you think a roo?

 

[Sara L]

Just curious, what about the black and white makes you think a roo?

The comb looks pretty big to me. Could still be a hen, can you get a pic of the second one in same position (looking at the camera), so we can compare them?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I agree that these are EE x EE. Hatcheries keep EE pens where they just breed them together. Every once in while they throw in an ameraucana or cream legbar to refresh the blue egg gene...

 

[Xaphus]

The comb looks pretty big to me. Could still be a hen, can you get a pic of the second one in same position (looking at the camera), so we can compare them?

Took a bit to get them to pose for a picture...