Growing Up: Easter Egger
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It just amazed me at how the EE's change as they grow. I got two EE's from my local feed store that ended up being roos. (Darn - no blue/green eggs for me).
They both started out looking like little chipmonks with the stripes on their backs and black around their eyes like they had eyeliner.
Then as they matured, the brown colored feathers were replaced with black, grey and white ones. They both then developed pea combs that sort of grew a tail (rose comb?).
2 wks old
2 EE's are on the outside ends on top at 7 wks
8.5 wks old I submitted for sexing advice - all were correct (roo)
They both started out looking like little chipmonks with the stripes on their backs and black around their eyes like they had eyeliner.
Then as they matured, the brown colored feathers were replaced with black, grey and white ones. They both then developed pea combs that sort of grew a tail (rose comb?).
2 wks old
2 EE's are on the outside ends on top at 7 wks
8.5 wks old I submitted for sexing advice - all were correct (roo)
Here is my EE that I got from Ideal. (on the right
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And what her color looks like now
And these were two chicks that I hatched from her eggs. Both have the same parents - my EE and my Silkie rooster.
This is how they're turning out
And what her color looks like now
And these were two chicks that I hatched from her eggs. Both have the same parents - my EE and my Silkie rooster.
This is how they're turning out
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I bought 2 Bantam EE's from Ideal last end of october
Here they are the day I got them (the 2 chipmunk striped ones)
The lighter one is sage and the darker one is saffron
The girls at one month old
Here they are today just under 1 year old, they started laying blue eggs at about 5 1/2 months old. At 7 months old they were both broody at the same time, now saffron is broody again for the second time this summer
ETA the best pic I have of both of them when they were broody in june, together... They are lost without each other so when sage went broody saffron had to be broody too
Here they are the day I got them (the 2 chipmunk striped ones)
The lighter one is sage and the darker one is saffron
The girls at one month old
Here they are today just under 1 year old, they started laying blue eggs at about 5 1/2 months old. At 7 months old they were both broody at the same time, now saffron is broody again for the second time this summer
ETA the best pic I have of both of them when they were broody in june, together... They are lost without each other so when sage went broody saffron had to be broody too
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oh, neat I have some EE eggs in the incubator now, i hope they hatch and turn out as pretty as you guys EE's are!
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Thanks bravo not bad for hatchery stock and they lay the most beautiful blue eggs
Thanks bravo not bad for hatchery stock and they lay the most beautiful blue eggs
Here are my babies from MPC at 3 days old
I will take a current pic and post ASAP! I just love my EEs & I love all of yours too, beautiful, adorable, cute, could find more words to describe but think these will do!! Thanks for sharing!
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