Any educated guesses as to what breeds went into this Easter Egger? Also, what color (pattern?) do you call this?

[ChaosMom]

Title pretty much sums it up! I know she's an Easter Egger. (No nonsense from the seller about Americana/ Ameraucana/ etc.) She's about 14 weeks old in this pic, so she isn't laying yet. I got her as a 7 1/2 week old pullet, so no baby pics. I'm not planning on breeding her, so there are no stakes here; I'm just really curious. No crest, no beard, no muff, no random poofs anywhere.

She originally had slate (grey-blue) legs, but now they seem more willow (green-ish.) She has the beginnings of a pea comb, although it doesn't show in these pics:

Age around 8 weeks - she seemed much more silver-grey, until her chestnut highlight colors came in on her breast and wings. Everyone asked, "Umm, how come you have a hawk?" She still had slate legs then:

 

[redinator]

She is very pretty. I'm no help though. I have 6 BYM (4 10.5 weeks old and 2 3.5 weeks old) and I'm hoping when the girls start laying or the males father chicks I'll get a better idea

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Most Easter eggers (minus the new legbar hybrids) are Easter egger x Easter egger crosses, and that’s definitely what she looks like to me. Her pattern is called silver duckwing.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

It’s pretty much impossible to tell what breeds go into an EE, as they are often coming from parents whose parents were mutts, going back generations of mixed genes. Very pretty bird!

 

[JedJackson]

Even though Easter eggers are considered mixed breeds, the old type, which she is, has been around for many decades, virtually unchanged. It's impossible to know what breeds went into the mix, but the old blue/green egg laying breeds from South America definitely played their part.

 

[ChaosMom]

Most Easter eggers (minus the new legbar hybrids) are Easter egger x Easter egger crosses, and that’s definitely what she looks like to me. Her pattern is called silver duckwing.

It’s pretty much impossible to tell what breeds go into an EE, as they are often coming from parents whose parents were mutts, going back generations of mixed genes. Very pretty bird!

Thanks to both of you! I didn't realize that Easter Eggers (under whatever name) had been mutting around for so long, and I kept looking at pics of breeds that get mentioned as possible parents.

"Silver duckwing"? Cryptic, but I like it!

 

[ChaosMom]

Even though Easter eggers are considered mixed breeds, the old type, which she is, has been around for many decades, virtually unchanged. It's impossible to know what breeds went into the mix, but the old blue/green egg laying breeds from South America definitely played their part.

Oh cool, thanks for the info about "old type"!

I've seen so many photos of EEs these days, and hardly any of them look like her, other than the contrasting necks. I keep seeing mostly gold-tan-brown tones, or even nearly white.

 

[JedJackson]

Oh cool, thanks for the info about "old type"!

I've seen so many photos of EEs these days, and hardly any of them look like her, other than the contrasting necks. I keep seeing mostly gold-tan-brown tones, or even nearly white.

Newer ones usually have Legbar genetics, but the older ones are like yours. Gold is more common than silver, and beards are also more common, but yours is otherwise typical.

 

[ChaosMom]

Newer ones usually have Legbar genetics, but the older ones are like yours. Gold is more common than silver, and beards are also more common, but yours is otherwise typical.

I stumbled across this thread while Googling on silver duckwing easter egger: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-she-a-silver-ameraucana.606279/

Amazing likeness! The pullet looks maybe 12 weeks old? Legs are still blue, and the chestnut highlights on breast and wing are maybe just coming in (pic of silver Ameraucana x Easter Egger is from the linked Dec 2011 thread):