Easter Eggers

Hatched them from eggs and these are the cutest chickens I've had

I love these guys, I will always have a few in my flock, if you are looking for production they are not great, but their personalities and fun colored eggs make up for the low egg production.

I love our Easter Eggers! These girls are fantastic. While they can be a little skittish with new things and sudden movements, they are also very quick to learn who you are and that you provide them with some tasty things (such as leftover dinner). During peak, they lay daily and their eggs are medium to large in size. Ours laid daily right up until moult, so we're letting them have their break as they gear up for year two. Definitely worth the purchase if you're looking for a chicken that is great for eggs and is kind and gentle.

My EE does not have the muffs, A hatchery chick without them..... She is so much fun to watch. A little flighty and does not like to be held. She is on the big size side as well. Fairs the temp. extreems really well too.

Very inexpensive compared to other colored egg layers. I am very fond of my rooster as he sits on the porch railing and waits for me to put him away at night. He is submissive to the other breeds of roosters I have had. The hens lay pretty eggs that are large. I wish they were more standardized and could be shown with the APA.

Ok so here is a picture of my chickens I think they are EE but not 100% sure. I also believe one is a rooster Please HELP

My year old Roo is great. He does well with the hens and with my other Roo, a RIR. He is a little hen-pecked by some of my older girls, but he holds his own well enough.

My EE's are the most heat hardy breed I have owned. I have some that will fly into my lap, and some that keep a small distance. Never a mean one, and I have owned them for 3 years. My flick will never be without them. My older hens lay extremely large eggs, about every 2-3 days, the younger lay nearly every day.

I have 8 EE hens that I have raised from a baby. They are friendly curious girls and do not hurt anyone but do not always like to be held or picked up. The eight hens I have lay anywhere from a light teal to an olive green egg. They have not as of yet, been consistent layers..

Very friendly with my children..one of them is my youngest favorite. She just loves to go out and hug her Speckles. When i purchase they came in a mix lot from the local tractor supply store. Love how each one is different in color.




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Here is a clip I made showing how well easter eggers are with kids. Enjoy

I had 3 EE'ers and had to get rid of 2 because they squawked all morning when laying, after laying, while others were laying, and a lot of it started at 7-8am. Annoying! Not a lap pet, do not like being picked up, hard to catch, some can be skittish. I had 1 out of 3 that was friendly and didn't mind being picked up sometimes but she didn't really like it either. Hard to know which temperament you will get. Each hen is different. I was told they laid large to extra large eggs but mine have only had medium green eggs. Was told they laid 5-6/week but I was lucky to get 3-5 a week out of a year old hen. They withstand cold really well. My only EE'er died a few days ago from what appears to be dehydration while trying to lay. I don't know exactly what happened to her. Could have been a spider bite for all I know. It was 110F that day and she was in the nest area. She was fine that morning and dead a few hours later. Nest area is aerated and under shade so unsure. They might be ok in heat if she died of something else. She was the friendly, quiet hen out of the 3 I had so I kept her.

Disappointed in egg production and size but she sure was beautiful! Not a heavy bird or heavy eater. Loved to forage. This hen also was picky about where to lay. We have 8-10 eggs under a building that we can't get to. Took us 2 weeks to figure out where she was laying. This same hen also would roll another hen's egg from where it was laid to where she wanted to lay hers inside the coop. I fixed that by leaving one of her own eggs in the nest and that's where she laid every time for the past 3 months. She was extremely smart and super quiet. Rarely ever heard her cackle and still not sure it was her. I will miss her but I won't buy EE'ers again.

My Easter Egger hen is very sweet and lays very well. The only problem is that she's very noisy and loud.

First picture, the hen on the left is not an EE, it's a Black Star. They're not yet laying at that point, but good picture of my pure white EE. Second picture is my two EE hens, then two more of the white girl, whose name is Georgia. From what I've heard, the white ones aren't too common. I think she knows that she's beautiful---has a bit of an attitude ~:> I'd get EEs again in a heartbeat. The ONLY thing that I wish is that they'd be as open to being cuddled as the Black Stars, but that might come in time. Their eggs are blue green; almost too pretty to eat!

I have two bantam Easter egger hens that both went broody this spring. I put hatching eggs under them and they both hatched out their eggs and have been excellent mommas, even adopting other chicks into their broods. I would absolutely give them more eggs to hatch next year. They've been superb moms. The only tough party of them doing momma duty is I don't get any tiny blue eggs from them

I thought these types of chicken were unattractive until I actually owned some, then I fell in love. My EE girls are 2 out of 3 birds I kept of my standard-sized bird flock when I drastically thinned down a couple weeks ago. I kept them due to their inquisitive, friendly nature, their ruggedness in the winter, their ability to forage, their pretty eggs, and their darn cuteness. Heat isn't really an issue here, plus my pens have tons of deciduous trees around them so there's lots of shade. I don't know how they would do in severe heat/sun. I wouldn't do well myself, that's for sure!

I don't handle my chickens much, even as youngsters. My large girls are curious and friendly, my bantam-sized avoid being too close but aren't freaky about it. I haven't had them as long, so I don't know how they were handled when raised. One of them lays sky-blue little eggs, so it's an ok trade-off.

They are popular for good reason.

Cutest faces that you could ever lay eyes on! They have really dense feathers which is great for Winter. Since they have beards and a tiny comb they don't get frostbite very easily. The issue with all that is that it makes them really hot even in mild Summers.They can have a wide range of colors from whites, all the way down to black. My expierience is that they are a little bit more timid and stealthy so they are great for looks but spook easier unless trained consistently from chickhood. Have fun with yours!

I recommend them to everyone who wants a bird that's cute and wants them for eggs

Really good birds to have!

We have 2 barred rocks and 2 EEs. The rocks are pushier and peckier, but the EEs are great. One is a little skitterish (the prettier one) but the more raggedy-looking one is the best layer with the best color eggs, the friendliest, and the smartest of the four chooks. And neither EE has ever once pecked me. If I got more hens, they'd likely be EEs. And the eggs are beautiful!

This 18 week old pullet is about to "go to the farm" She goes over the fence and will no longer be lured by BOSS or rolled oats.

3 months later....
She has survived this rebelious period and is a good hen. She likes to get scratched on the back but will not be held like the BOs. Good layer of nice green eggs. She still hops the fence occaisionaly, so do the others, but are eager to come back for scratch grains.