What is this hen?

She could be a beardless EE. Whatever the case, she's very pretty! Congrats on the blue eggs!

 

I agree with Red, she's a beardless EE. Hatcheries are very loosey goosey with the genetics of EEs, as they are not a standardized breed. Ideally (in my mind) they should have willow legs, muffs, pea combs, and lay green or blue eggs. But, they can be missing any one of those elements and be legitimately still called EE.

 

its an ee, ee's since they are mixed breeds they can look like whatever. as long as they have Ameracauna or Aracauna in them its an ee (i think there is a thrird breed but i dont remember its name). ee's dont have a standarded because they are mixed

 

She is pretty.

 

Where did you get these birds? Do they have tails? Araucana are quite rare. Neither of your birds have tufts and it is VERY unlikely any of them do. Google it and see - tufts are really unique and VERY VERY rare.

Basically you have easter eggers that may be closer to Arau/Amer lineage than most, but they are still blue/green egger mutts and therefore EEs. Unless they are bred back to standard, they should not be labeled otherwise.

The pattern on both is duckwing, and this darker one is heavily melanized (overlaid with black). Not sure what you mean by "looks like a bird" - chickens are birds!!!

A side or top view picture would really help.

 

She's pretty! It's almost impossible to say what else is in her lineage. So many different breeds can carry so many different coloring genes, and it looks like she has a lot of different coloring genes mixed in there! 2 of my hatchery EE's have what I think are cushion combs. They are definitely not pea combs, at least they don't look anything like the "real" pea combs I've seen in pictures or in person. They look like squashed red marshmallows, just a rounded rectangular blob, with a few creases, no bumps or points at all, and very flat to their heads. My 3rd EE has a really foldy accordian comb that is obviously a single comb crossed with something else, probably that same cushion type comb her "sister" have. I call them the 3 stooges. They're a hoot! I love them! My floppy combed girl is the only one that lays a blue egg, the other 2 lay green. They are laying every day this week, nice large sized eggs. I got some real Ameraucanas in the fall, but now I'm thinking I might just stick with the EEs since they are more prolific layers and their eggs are bigger.