Welsummer, Brown Leghorn, or EE?

[NoodlesRdelicious]

We got these from a local man who had ordered from several hatcheries. He said these could be Welsummers, Brown Leghorns, or EEs. I don't think EEs, but what do you think. These are of 2 different chicks because they are feathering a bit differently. The first 3 are one chick, and the last are the second chick. Thanks!

 

[sealer39]

I’m guessing brown leghorns. The coloring is a little off for Welsummers. Here’s a pic of my Welsummers at about the same age

 

[NoodlesRdelicious]

Hmmm, well they don't look entirely like the leghorn chicks I have seen online. O-well. Thanks for responding. Your chicks are cuties.

 

[sealer39]

If you want, post pics again when the feather out. I’d like to see what those little chicks turn into.

 

[NoodlesRdelicious]

I will for sure. I think these chipmunks are just too difficult to determine and I am the most impatient person.

 

[NoodlesRdelicious]

Update. Still haven't a clue what these chickies are. The one with the purple band and the green band. The purple banded is also to the left of the feeder, just cant see the band in that photo.

 

[sealer39]

Sorry, I have no idea. They are feathered out enough that someone on here should know what they are at this point. My best guess would be a red sexlink of some kind.

 

[Doc7]

Can’t tell if a chick of unknown parentage is an EE until it lays a blue or green egg or has offspring that lays a blue or green egg.

EEs are often the offspring of birds with blue egg genes in which case you can call it an EE. (In that case you would know that was the parentage)But if you mate a bird with one blue egg gene and a bird with 0 or 1, some percentage of chicks will be EEs (with the blue gene) and some, even siblings,‘won’t be.