What breed are these grey hens?

[SaraBeth89]

I got them from Hoover's Hatchery as "assorted rare breeds". I thought they were Sapphire Olive Eggers but they started laying these bluish green eggs (look almost exactly like my Ameraucanas eggs). Could they be Prarie Bluebell Eggers? Some have Tufts on their heads, could they be different breeds?

 

[bambi]

Looks to be sapphire gems to me.

 

[featheredplanets]

They’re not pure breeds. Likely a blue egg laying mix/hybrid.

 

[Rockporters]

The ones without tufts kind of look like Isbar. The ones with, Legbar. Or maybe they’re a mix of the two?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

They're a blue egg laying hybrid. All of the hatcheries are doing it now, coming up with some mix that will lay blue or green or olive eggs.

 

[SaraBeth89]

They’re not pure breeds. Likely a blue egg laying mix/hybrid.

Should I contact Hoover's Hatchery? Are these considered a "rare" breed?

 

[featheredplanets]

A mix isn’t a breed so I’m not sure why they’d be labelled as such. Unfortunately we don’t have hatcheries like that here so I’d be no good giving you advice on what to do, sorry.

 

[SaraBeth89]

could be included in this assortment: Partridge Plymouth Rock,Midnight Majesty Marans, Sapphire Olive Egger, Speckled Sussex, Blue Andalusian, Silver Lakenvelder, Cuckoo Marans, French Black Copper Marans, French Cuckoo Marans, French Wheaten Marans, Welsummer, Barnvelder, Prairie Bluebell Egger, Starlight Green Egger, Olive Egger, Salmon Faverolle, Cochin, Turkens, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte, Light Brahma, Buff Brahma, Dark Brahma, Lavender Orpington.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

They could be either the Prairie Bluebell Egger, or the Sapphire Olive Egger... Which are both hybrids. That list above has 5 different mix breeds in it....

 

[Gray Farms]

could be included in this assortment: Partridge Plymouth Rock,Midnight Majesty Marans, Sapphire Olive Egger, Speckled Sussex, Blue Andalusian, Silver Lakenvelder, Cuckoo Marans, French Black Copper Marans, French Cuckoo Marans, French Wheaten Marans, Welsummer, Barnvelder, Prairie Bluebell Egger, Starlight Green Egger, Olive Egger, Salmon Faverolle, Cochin, Turkens, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte, Light Brahma, Buff Brahma, Dark Brahma, Lavender Orpington.

Wouldn't call any of those rare breeds. Some aren't even breeds at all they are hybrids that won't even breed true. And some are common as common gets.