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I've had no health issues with mine, they just were in no way exceptional, and were mostly average to poor (and inconsistent) examples of breed. Even their Cx were only so so (admittedly, my own management was a clearly contributing factor - I've learned a lot since joining BYC

I really appreciate these threads - and I won't be buying Hoovers again, if I can help it. I'm not eager to buy from anywhere, but I likely will have to bring in new genetics in the next year or two. EE are mutts, identified by essentially two desired genes. There is so much variability in the...

"Overall, the Easter Eggers typically lay colored eggs, but up to 15% of the time you will have one that lays brown or cream eggs." from here. That's 3x the rate we would expect - seems a rather high "safety" factor for them to offer up as a way of covering their butts.

Given the descriptions from some of the threads last year, I was of the impression they had mixed the flocks - and like you both, I agree - they should have kept them seperate. 1 in 6 seems awfully high to account for supposedly random genetic delinking...

I have nothing against Mutts - I LIKE Mutts. But when you are buying a breed from a hatchery for consistent genetic traits, I want some reassurance that the advertised traits are actually present. Hoover's claim is, in essence, "Hey, we think these will lay green eggs because we mixed two...

You might find this thread from last year instructive. Honestly, I've never been impressed with a Hoover's bird. They are fine for what they are, but in no way exceptional. Their EEs don't even seem to hit that low bar.