Green legs and ham

[AppleSaucy]

When I noticed the green legs at about a week old I thought something was terribly wrong with my new chick. Of course I immediately looked it up. Turns out green legs is “a thing” and a quite unique one. For anyone who has never seen a green legged chicken, here you go. Oh, and she has a beard and crazy hairdo as well!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Oh NICE! I bet you will get pretty eggs from that lovely gal!

 

[SilverBirds]

She's an Easter Egger. Both traits are common for hatchery bred EEs.

 

[AppleSaucy]

Oh NICE! I bet you will get pretty eggs from that lovely gal!

I am SO hoping for green eggs from her. That’s the only color I am not currently getting. She should start laying in about a month so fingers crossed!

 

[N F C]

Pretty girl, hope you get the green eggs you want!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

My Olive Eggers don't usually get green legs but my Easter Eggers do. They're pretty!!

 

[21hens-incharge]

A real treat in my flock is my starlight green layer with one yellow and one green leg.

It made me examine her very closely when I spotted her weird legs.

 

[AppleSaucy]

My Olive Eggers don't usually get green legs but my Easter Eggers do. They're pretty!! View attachment 3916982

That looks very similar to the mama hen. I was told she was a Swedish flower, but I am wondering if that was correct.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

That looks very similar to the mama hen. I was told she was a Swedish flower, but I am wondering if that was correct.

Oh right, you might actually have a Easter Egger hen, not Swedish Flower. I've never had a Swedish Flower, would like too, pretty sure they should not have green legs. Do you have a pic with your gals head in it? If she has puffy cheeks I'd bet on EE. Is her cheek color green or blue ?? She's going to give you beautiful eggs

 

[AppleSaucy]

Oh right, you might actually have a Easter Egger hen, not Swedish Flower. I've never had a Swedish Flower, would like too, pretty sure they should not have green legs. Do you have a pic with your gals head in it? If she has puffy cheeks I'd bet on EE. Is her cheek color green or blue ?? She's going to give you beautiful eggs

Her daddy Roo is an olive egger, I hatched the mamma hen from a friend, she said the parents were a swedish flower mom and silkie dad. Pic1 Dad, pic 2,3 mom, pic 4 the green leg. This mom and dad have given us some of the most unusual looking babies.