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Easter Eggers

The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and...
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Breed Purpose
Egg Layer
Comb
Pea
Broodiness
Seldom
Climate Tolerance
All Climates
Egg Productivity
Medium
Egg Size
Medium
Egg Color
Blue/Green
Breed Temperament
Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile
Breed Colors/Varieties
Any and All Colors
Breed Size
Large Fowl
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The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and Araucanas, then bred with many different breeds so they no longer fit either breed's standards. They usually have muffs and pea combs, but come in nearly every variety and color, some even have ear tufts or are rumpless. Each EE is different, but overall they are usually a smaller bird that lays pink, green, or blue eggs. They are normally friendly and calm, and their colorful eggs make them a popular choice in backyard flocks.

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Easter Egger chicks

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Easter Egger egg

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Easter Egger rooster

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Easter Egger hen

For more info on Easter Eggers and their owners' experiences, see our breed discussion here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/easter-egger-club.361185/
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talkinboutchickens
I feel bad that I have to give this chicken a 3-star.....
Pros: Cute fluffy cheeks, pretty eggs, small comb
Cons: Super skittish, not afraid to stand their ground
On all websites I've visited says that easter eggers are one of the sweetest chicken breeds you can get. Yes, that can be true....But all chicken's personalities vary! I can barely get close to my easter egger, she startles when I make the slightest movement. She is not afraid to stand up for herself. She will fight. She fights with a hen that is twice the size as her. On the other hand, she lays pretty eggs and her face is cute. She only has 2 friends in my entire flock, they were in the same batch. She only really hangs out with the chickens her age. She has a very weird laying time, will lay all throughout summer, and after Winter she starts back up again very early, about February.
Purchase Price
$4.00 at a local breeder
Purchase Date
March 2019
StinkyAcres
One of my very favorites!
Pros: Good layers, lay large pretty eggs, generally very healthy, cold hardy, heat tolerant, small for a standard chicken, so many colors!
Cons: They can fly high and tend to wander, can be skittish, often mislabeled
Easter Eggers are one of my very favorite chickens. I've found them to be the healthiest chickens I've raised and they live a long time. They lay lots of large and jumbo eggs and continue to lay a decent amount when they're older. Because they are mixes you never know what color you are going to get or if they'll have beards or not or what color eggs they are going to lay which is exciting to me. You can usually easily tell individuals apart too. They are on the small side for a standard chicken so they probably don't eat as much as, say, a dual purpose breed, but their size and weight allow them to fly quite well which can be a problem if you're trying to keep them within a fenced area or catch them.

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Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies
Amazingly sweet and to-be layers
Pros: Very cute
Much more weather tolerant than my silkies
Very sweet as well
Lay well in my friend's experience
Cutest chicks EVER
The muffs are too cute
Adventurous
Colorful eggs!!! What's not to love?
Cons: A bit smelly
Always jumping out of brooder because why wouldn't they
Easter Eggers are one of my favorite breeds, and I wanted to get them for a while. I got 3 chicks a week ago, and I absolutely love them! Very sweet and adventurous. Would recommend to a first time chicken owner.
Purchase Price
20$ for 3 chicks
Purchase Date
Jan 11, 2023

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ksguy
Things have gotten a little better. My three EEs are my most consistent layer - rarely do I not get 3 blue eggs when I go out every evening. One of the three has really warmed up to us all - Mugsy, we call her - she'll run right up and squat down for us to pick her up. In particular she really likes my 3 year old daughter. She loves getting scratches on her neck, and eating scratch from our hands. She is even more friendly than our friendly BO "mama". The other two, though, are still really flighty and nervous. I'll keep 'em around, though, because those two lay the largest eggs in my flock!
 
hasdaa
my easters do stand heat and cold well. but they NEVER laid during the winter. (BIG con for me)
 
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@hasdaa

Sometimes winter laying can be induced with artificial light, since it is the length of daylight (as opposed to temperature) that determines how long a chicken lays. I've never done this myself since I've heard it can overtax a chicken's ovaries, but some people do it and experience no problems.

It could be that your EE's just have different bloodlines than mine. They may have a summertime breed (like Leghorns or Minorcas) somewhere in their genetic heritage that stops their laying in winter.
 
dekel18042
I don't use artificial light. I feel if a hen's system needs a rest, then it should have a rest, but that said, my Easter eggers and California greys kept us in eggs over the winter while my brown egg layers took time off.
 
GloryBe
I use regular lights on a timer in my coop to keep them laying in the winter, I just keep it within the summer hours of day light so they stay consistent year round and I up their laying pellets from 16%to 18% and/or 20% a really great quality name brand in the coldest of winter so their body doesn't labor to keep warm and take away from their muscles and egg laying and I also tend to feed them some warm water a few times a day when it is below 32°. Hope this helps some.
 
RodNTN
I agree with all of you- great chicken!!! And they always lay in the winter! I have one though, Bunny, who thinks she has the right to lay her eggs ANYWHERE besides the nesting box. Brat!!!:)lol
 
Chicken Egg 17
Ya the rooster in the pic I had actually showed up at my house if it was t for him I would have never thought of getting chickens now I specialize in breeding silkies my EE are in my mixed flock but I know what egg comes from every bird
 
Mr Beaks
My experience has been the opposite. My EE hens lay consistently, taking a break during molt and my rooster is a sweetheart with his ladies and humans alike. He alerts them to predators and can often be heard calling them over to eat whatever morsels he's discovered. I guess I lucked out.
 
Mr Beaks
I consider my EE's to be more independent rather than skittish. They're not as friendly as our other breeds but do enjoy human interaction - on their own terms .
 
Flower Chick
We have two EE's in a mixed flock as well and ours are the least friendly as well. But, one of the EE's seems to be slowly warming up to us. She will eat out of hands, she will hang out within feet of us if we are out working in the gardens (worms), and she has been coming up to our sliding glass door in the back to see what we are up to inside. I'm excited to see how much more she'll warm-up to us over the years. I'm not counting the EE's out yet!
 
Mahen100
Since EE's are a hybrid of breeds and are not a true breed itself, I think it would be a stretch to attempt to describe their overall characteristics as a breed. I have one EE that is as friendly as any chicken I own, and another that I named "P.C." short for Problem Child. That chick ran head-long into fences and generally was a nuisance to the other birds. As P.C. has grown, she's come to be much more friendly and will hop in my lap for treats. I consider that hen one of the smarter birds I have, My experience is that EE's have a wide variety of characteristics that I do not associate with the EE as a bird.
 
mamatink7
nice review! how long did they lay smaller eggs? when do they lay larger eggs? we used to watch a ladies EE and they were all green and blue eggs; being larger sizes. we have 3 8 wk old EE
 
urbannarnia27
@MyGirls5 Hi! To be honest, we're a little spoiled out here on the West Coast of Canada. We rarely dip to freezing AND my girls "winter" in our huge greenhouse over the winter with a heater as well (so they don't even go during this time). Sorry I can't be of more help!
 
Heidi65
This sounds just like mine, not sure if they are Easter Eggers or Ameracanas. Not sure how to tell the difference. Our look like the one in my picture.
 

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