How to know if its an easter egger?

Kraken Farmer said:

Typical EE traits (but not always):
- green or slate blue legs
- pea comb
- beard
- wild type genome (colored like a chipmunk as a chick)

The wild genome is recessive, so if it is mixed with an extended black it probably won't show in the chicks.
Most of my EEs have green or slate blue legs which is the easiest trait to look for.
All but one of my EEs have a pea comb.
Beards are not as frequent in my EEs as the other traits mentioned, but it is a trait of the Ameracaunas they were bread from.

Hope this helps.

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RachaelR32 said:

My broody hatched a load of chicks last week. 2 came from blue eggs, 4 from brown eggs and one from a bantam. I know which chick is the bantam, but have no idea which of the other chicks came from the blue eggs. I can't even tell the other chicks apart as they all look similar. Is there anything to look out for as they grow to indicate if any of them might have the blue gene - either cockerals or pullets. With the girls I guess I'll find out eventually but it would be nice to have some idea before.

Just talked to the farmer and he says he's got a black Minorca cock that could be the father.

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FowlStuff said:

If the black cock is the sire all the chicks they may all look mostly black and similar.  The 4 that share the most characteristics or look mostly alike are probably from the 4 large fowl brown eggs.  The blue egg gene doesn't necessarily relate to any given phenotype.
http://ameraucanaalliance.org/faq.html#Seven

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Kraken Farmer said:

Typical EE traits (but not always):
- green or slate blue legs
- pea comb
- beard
- wild type genome (colored like a chipmunk as a chick)

The wild genome is recessive, so if it is mixed with an extended black it probably won't show in the chicks. 
Most of my EEs have green or slate blue legs which is the easiest trait to look for. 
All but one of my EEs have a pea comb. 
Beards are not as frequent in my EEs as the other traits mentioned, but it is a trait of the Ameracaunas they were bread from.

Hope this helps.

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junebuggena said:

It this stage, the differences between pea combs and single combs are subtle. A single comb should already have tiny little 'spikes.' A pea comb will be a small, slightly lumpy ridge. Coloring isn't going to be an indication since the father was a solid black rooster, all the chicks will likely be solid black.

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