What 'breed' are these?

[Highvale Hens]

I have 3 Welsummer cross Araucana pullets (could be one rooster see what you think). Are they Easter eggers/olive eggers or just a farmyard mix that may lay an interesting coloured egg?

I think the two lighter ones are definitely
Pullets but I am unsure about the darker splotchy one.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

How old are they?

IF the "Araucana" parent is really Araucana, then you have OEs. Was the parent EE or Araucana?

 

[Highvale Hens]

Araucana is what I was told the mother was. Could have been an EE as far as I know. They are 3.5months old - hatched on the 29/3

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

They look like RSLs or another cross. There's no Araucana back there.

Do you have a pic showing full side profile of the darker one?

 

[Highvale Hens]

The best side profile I have at the moment. I can get a better one tomorrow. Forgive my inexperience but what is a RSL? And how can you tell there is no Araucana?

 

[drumstick diva]

RSL = red sex links

 

[BirdGirl2004]

They look like RSLs or another cross. There's no Araucana back there.

Do you have a pic showing full side profile of the darker one?[/QUOTe

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Yes, I agree with you!!

VERY CUTE LITTLE CHICKIES!!

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

The best side profile I have at the moment. I can get a better one tomorrow. Forgive my inexperience but what is a RSL? And how can you tell there is no Araucana?

RSL stands for Red Sex Link. Well, the lack of dominant traits from the Araucana showing, and the color. Plus, real Araucanas are very rare.

Are any bearded? It's hard to tell.

You should know for sure when they start laying, and you see the color. I believe they are all pullets.

 

[Highvale Hens]

RSL stands for Red Sex Link. Well, the lack of dominant traits from the Araucana showing, and the color. Plus, real Araucanas are very rare.

Are any bearded? It's hard to tell.

You should know for sure when they start laying, and you see the color. I believe they are all pullets.

Thank you, I grabbed them all today and had a good look at their feathers and apart from the tail feathers on the darker on they all seem to have similar saddle feathers etc. I also can't see any spurs starting to form (not sure when this starts to happen). I guess I will just have to wait and see what they end up laying but an egg is an egg after all!
I can't see any bearding.