Any ideas on what this baby is? Was mixed in with a group that the person said were light Sussex. Haha! I got 2 coronations, 1 light and then 2 leghorns and 2 of these that I don't have a clue on breed
What am I?
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Looks like she might be a EE mix , she has a beard but the legs are a non-typical EE color. She appears to have a pea comb too.
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Thanks! What color would the EE legs be? Hers are blue
Most EEs have green or slate legs. I guess you'll find out when she lays an egg.
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EE for sure, EE's can have yellow legs as well, EE's are a mixed chicken, with the blue egg genes, there are occasional EE's that don't have beards or muffs, depends on which breed is more dominant. Here's a little info.....
Easter Eggers (EE): A very very very common type of chicken sold by hatcheries. This is NOT a breed, but rather an unregulated mix that tends to share general features. Most of the time anyway. Because it's not a breed, they can come in all colors, in all sizes, with all types of combs, laying all types of eggs, with all kinds of personalities, etc. Generally speaking, the 'ideal' EE should have: a pea comb, lay blue to green eggs, have a beard and muff, and have willow colored leggs. But, as stated before, nobody is reinforcing or regulating them, so hatcheries can mix, match, substitute, edit, remove, swirl, and generally do whatever the heck they want with the genes.
Ameraucanas: A fairly young breed that many believe was developed from EE stock. This breed of chicken can only come in one of the following colors: Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten and White. NO other colors. The Ameraucana MUST have slate colored legs, a pea comb, have a beard and muff, and lay blue (to bluish green) eggs. This is a very strict and exacting breed, and is fairly rare, despite hatcheries lying left and right about selling them (really they are selling EEs).
Easter Eggers (EE): A very very very common type of chicken sold by hatcheries. This is NOT a breed, but rather an unregulated mix that tends to share general features. Most of the time anyway. Because it's not a breed, they can come in all colors, in all sizes, with all types of combs, laying all types of eggs, with all kinds of personalities, etc. Generally speaking, the 'ideal' EE should have: a pea comb, lay blue to green eggs, have a beard and muff, and have willow colored leggs. But, as stated before, nobody is reinforcing or regulating them, so hatcheries can mix, match, substitute, edit, remove, swirl, and generally do whatever the heck they want with the genes.
Ameraucanas: A fairly young breed that many believe was developed from EE stock. This breed of chicken can only come in one of the following colors: Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten and White. NO other colors. The Ameraucana MUST have slate colored legs, a pea comb, have a beard and muff, and lay blue (to bluish green) eggs. This is a very strict and exacting breed, and is fairly rare, despite hatcheries lying left and right about selling them (really they are selling EEs).
she's a blue wheaten ameraucana, her legs will get a little darker as she gets older
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Thanks everyone! She's no light Sussex but happy to have her. She's unbelievably sweet and lets my 3yo catch her and carry her around
congrats on a nice wheaten ameraucana pullet!
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