What kind of chickens do I have?

[FarmSweetFarm]

The white ones all lay white eggs and the brown ones lay brown eggs. I am a complete newbie to chickens.

I've got eggs hatching right now and just got a black chick out of a white egg. I was wondering if any of the fertilized eggs would produce chicks like the rooster. I guess so!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Attack Chicken]

.. You got some cute ones! Might be better if you post here though https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=15

The white one in the first pic is a leghorn, the dark red one looks like a RIR, the girl in the second picture is an EE, and the 3rd pics is a roo maybe an EE

 

[FarmSweetFarm]

Thanks! I just posted over there too. I'm still figuring out my way around here.

What's an EE?

 

[bethandjoeync]

easter egger chicken

I don't think it's an official breed....but it's pretty much a mutt that has a high probability of laying tinted eggs (blue, green, pinkish, etc), thus the name.

 

[chickenlover54]

NHR, RIR, White Leghorn
EE
EE

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[Chicken Fruit]

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I agree.

Guys that rooster has yellow legs... I dont think its an EE... we are looking at the same bird right? Looks like a mutt to me... whatever he is its purty.

I think the others are spot on.

 

[chickenlover54]

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I agree.

Guys that rooster has yellow legs... I dont think its an EE... we are looking at the same bird right? Looks like a mutt to me... whatever he is its purty.

I think the others are spot on.

Nope, EEs can have any color legs, it just depends what cross they are, EEs are mutts. You should go look up a "what an EE is" thread

 

[FarmSweetFarm]

Thanks everyone. Sorry for being such a newbie.

I love our rooster. His name is Fred. We picked him because he was so pretty.

So what should I expect our chicks to look like? I incubated half white eggs and half brown. So far, I've got these guys(both from the White Leghorn's eggs):