Hoover's hatchery legbar Easter Eggers

[Chicka1]

I am attaching photos of one of my 4-week-old Easter Eggers from Hoover's (legbar/grunleger type as far as I can tell). All but two of the ten chicks have little crests, and their coloring is very similar to chick in photo. Hoover's says their "grunleger" chicks are a legbar mixed with a brown egg layer. First question: wouldn't that yield green eggs? Main question: probably not a possibility to come up with the breed of brown egg layer, but any guesses as to breed besides legbar? Just curious.... Would love to know what these chickens are! I know there are probably a hundred possibilities...

 

[cherrynberry]

I am attaching photos of one of my 4-week-old Easter Eggers from Hoover's (legbar/grunleger type as far as I can tell). All but two of the ten chicks have little crests, and their coloring is very similar to chick in photo. Hoover's says their "grunleger" chicks are a legbar mixed with a brown egg layer. First question: wouldn't that yield green eggs? Main question: probably not a possibility to come up with the breed of brown egg layer, but any guesses as to breed besides legbar? Just curious.... Would love to know what these chickens are! I know there are probably a hundred possibilities...

It's very possible she's an olive egger, yes. Only time will tell. As far as breed goes, I have no comment other than what you already know. I always assumed hatcheries mostly sell f1 OEs, but I'm not certain on that.

 

[Chicka1]

It's very possible she's an olive egger, yes. Only time will tell. As far as breed goes, I have no comment other than what you already know. I always assumed hatcheries mostly sell f1 OEs, but I'm not certain on that.

Thanks!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I am attaching photos of one of my 4-week-old Easter Eggers from Hoover's (legbar/grunleger type as far as I can tell). All but two of the ten chicks have little crests, and their coloring is very similar to chick in photo. Hoover's says their "grunleger" chicks are a legbar mixed with a brown egg layer. First question: wouldn't that yield green eggs? Main question: probably not a possibility to come up with the breed of brown egg layer, but any guesses as to breed besides legbar? Just curious.... Would love to know what these chickens are! I know there are probably a hundred possibilities...

Unfortunately I’m not going to be helpful in solving this mystery. But I can commiserate. I have two of these pullets. Did you order directly from Hoover’s? Mine came in a hatchery choice assortment. I’m excited to grow them out and see what color eggs they lay.

These pictures are a few weeks old. I need to snap some new ones.

 

[Chicka1]

Yes, I ordered directly from Hoover's. Yours look identical to mine! So cool to see your photos!

 

[labsnchickens]

Unfortunately I’m not going to be helpful in solving this mystery. But I can commiserate. I have two of these pullets. Did you order directly from Hoover’s? Mine came in a hatchery choice assortment. I’m excited to grow them out and see what color eggs they lay.

These pictures are a few weeks old. I need to snap some new ones.

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Any updates on these chicks? I have some from hoover that look very similar.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Any updates on these chicks? I have some from hoover that look very similar.

I ended up keeping just one. I’m 90% sure she lays a speckled brown egg. She started laying at about 7 months and has been a solid layer. Not a bad bird at all unless you were really hoping for a colored egg. The 3 Hoover’s chicks of Ameraucana type I kept, from the last order, lay a blue or pale green egg.

Here she is today.

 

[Moodleroni]

Just found this post, trying to look up the "Grnleger breed"; I have one too!

Her name is Ginger and she just recently started laying olive green eggs (hers, on the left, compared to her green-laying sister)

 

[FrostRanger]

I have 2 of these birds that I got from tractor supply back in June. Both of them lay beautiful green eggs and one of them (Parsley) has a crest while the other (Rosemary) is my friendliet bird. So far they're both laying every day which is well above what I thought I'd get - certainly not complaining lol. No idea what the other breed used is but I'm curious to know too

 

[FrostRanger]

Here are the ladies in question, Parsley is the crested one, Rosemary is the uncrested one, and the grey bottom belongs to Thyme xD