What breed is this chicken?

[katycouts]

Does anyone know what breed this chicken is? I have 4. I think they are laying green egg if that helps.

 

[Yard Farmer]

Does anyone know what breed this chicken is? I have 4. I think they are laying green egg if that helps.

Those are Easter Eggers.
Very pretty ones too!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Easter Eggers. Excellent hens to have! They will lay either green or blue. I've never had a mean one, I will always have at least 1 in my flock.

 

[katycouts]

Easter Eggers. Excellent hens to have! They will lay either green or blue. I've never had a mean one, I will always have at least 1 in my flock.

Really I have black Easter Eggers? But these are too? Best pic I have of my black one. I also have 4 of the black ones

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Really I have black Easter Eggers? But these are too? Best pic I have of my black one. I also have 4 of the black ones

Oh sorry I did a speed read and only saw the EE's. At a glance the black looks like Australorp but it's just a head shot so I don't know.

 

[katycouts]

Oh sorry I did a speed read and only saw the EE's. At a glance the black looks like Australorp but it's just a head shot so I don't know.

you are absolutely correct! You just clarified so much for me thank y’all!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Easter Eggers are not a breed. There is no standard for them to conform too. We can't even all agree on a definition of what an EE is. They can be any color or pattern, have any color of legs or skin, and have any type of comb. They can lay any color of egg, not just blue or green. EE's can be made from any breed that lays a blue or green egg. They can be a barnyard mix that had a green or blue egg laying hen somewhere in their ancestry.

I don't know where you got those four. Are they all laying green eggs or just the one? Not all chickens are breeds, there are a lot of mixes out there that are still good chickens. If you can give us a full body shot of each one, tell us where you got them, and what color egg they lay if they are laying we might be able to help you narrow it down.

 

[katycouts]

Easter Eggers are not a breed. There is no standard for them to conform too. We can't even all agree on a definition of what an EE is. They can be any color or pattern, have any color of legs or skin, and have any type of comb. They can lay any color of egg, not just blue or green. EE's can be made from any breed that lays a blue or green egg. They can be a barnyard mix that had a green or blue egg laying hen somewhere in their ancestry.

I don't know where you got those four. Are they all laying green eggs or just the one? Not all chickens are breeds, there are a lot of mixes out there that are still good chickens. If you can give us a full body shot of each one, tell us where you got them, and what color egg they lay if they are laying we might be able to help you narrow it down.

These are more pictures. I’m also curious about the dark grey one and the black and white one. We got all of them from tractor supply

 

[SandyRiverChick]

That does help! TSC has EE's whether they are a breed or not, that's what they are. TSC has Sapphire Gem and BlueBell or Praire Bell or something like that, they're grey. And they do sell Black Australorp so that's what the black one should be. The black and white one looks like Mottled Java but did they sell that? Is this one of their "rare packs," or "colored egg layer packs" ?? Honestly TSC "breed names," make me crazy, I don't do TSC because my local TSC puts chicks in hot heat lamp tanks and they get a crappy start. My only point being I'm not experienced at getting chicks from them so I don't understand the science behind the packs/breed names.

 

[katycouts]

That does help! TSC has EE's whether they are a breed or not, that's what they are. TSC has Sapphire Gem and BlueBell or Praire Bell or something like that, they're grey. And they do sell Black Australorp so that's what the black one should be. The black and white one looks like Mottled Java but did they sell that? Is this one of their "rare packs," or "colored egg layer packs" ?? Honestly TSC "breed names," make me crazy, I don't do TSC because my local TSC puts chicks in hot heat lamp tanks and they get a crappy start. My only point being I'm not experienced at getting chicks from them so I don't understand the science behind the packs/breed names.

Yes all of my chickens came from there. This is my first time having chickens so I wasn’t sure the best places to buy. We did get them as soon as they arrived so they hadn’t been at the store for long.