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HOw do I get a blue EE? ANOTHER UPDATE: Got more new chicks!! PICS

post #1 of 17
2/4/12 at 6:55pm
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I had a blue EE, she was BEAUTIFUL..I lost her and want to get another blue to replace her hopping I will get one as beautiful. What do I look for in a chick? How do I know a chick will have blue plumage as an adult? And if she's not blue, then how do I get a chick this color, whatever color you would call it! lol.png  It's funny, when I first got her I thought she was the ugliest one, but when I brought her out from the brooder light she was so pretty!

 

This is a hard question, isn't it.

 

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Edited by BaGAWK!! - 3/15/12 at 12:30pm
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post #2 of 17
2/4/12 at 7:12pm

Don't know the answer but I thought I'd say she was beautiful.  Hope you find another one.   love.gif

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   Retired Nurse

Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

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post #3 of 17
2/4/12 at 7:54pm

Look for any chick with blue down towards the base of the fluff, or blue general down, but the best to do is look for striped chicks with pale instead of vibrant black or brown stripes. The striped ones will give you just what she looks like, (duckwing) generally blue chicks will give you other blues usually with less patterning, more simply blue coloration.

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post #4 of 17
2/4/12 at 7:56pm
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I have a blue EE/OE... I put a Splash Wheaten Ameraucana roo over a  X FBCM hen... got a pretty blue chick.

 

Three more recently hatched and they were all black so the BWA roo must have gotten friendly with her.

Keeper of 18 hens,  3 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 2 Olive Eggers , 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware,, a Splash Ameraucana,  3 polish, a Welsummer and 25 juvies of various breeds(6 Heritage Delawares, 1 SLW, 1Blue NN, 5 FBCMs, 2 Ameraucanas, 2 Olive Eggers, and 8 Alohas.) YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

"With God, ALL things are possible."

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Keeper of 18 hens,  3 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 2 Olive Eggers , 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware,, a Splash Ameraucana,  3 polish, a Welsummer and 25 juvies of various breeds(6 Heritage Delawares, 1 SLW, 1Blue NN, 5 FBCMs, 2 Ameraucanas, 2 Olive Eggers, and 8 Alohas.) YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

"With God, ALL things are possible."

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post #5 of 17
2/6/12 at 6:44pm
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Originally Posted by Mahonri View Post

I have a blue EE/OE... I put a Splash Wheaten Ameraucana roo over a  X FBCM hen... got a pretty blue chick.

 

Three more recently hatched and they were all black so the BWA roo must have gotten friendly with her.



Mahonri, FBCM?? Help me here, sorry I'm having a dim moment.

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post #6 of 17
2/6/12 at 6:46pm
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Originally Posted by Mahonri View Post

I have a blue EE/OE... I put a Splash Wheaten Ameraucana roo over a  X FBCM hen... got a pretty blue chick.

 

Three more recently hatched and they were all black so the BWA roo must have gotten friendly with her.



Did your chick turn out blue only, or did it have the stripes like Illia referred to?

 

Illia, I CANNOT wait to pick out my new blue chick! Thanks for the advice.

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post #7 of 17
2/6/12 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by Illia View Post

Look for any chick with blue down towards the base of the fluff, or blue general down, but the best to do is look for striped chicks with pale instead of vibrant black or brown stripes. The striped ones will give you just what she looks like, (duckwing) generally blue chicks will give you other blues usually with less patterning, more simply blue coloration.



 

Illia do you have a photo of a chick w/the pale coloring? I want to make sure I choose the right color, how do I tell between the blue duckwung patterning like I want and a chick that will end up black and white? 

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post #8 of 17
2/8/12 at 5:23pm

Beautiful hen.... I read this thread, because I want a blue ee too smile.png  We just brought home 10 ee chicks - but no blue ones in the batch. Next time I will be paying attention to fluff!!!

Proud wife and mother to 4 beautiful children. Also a mama to a redbone coonhound mix, 2 spoiled house cats, few easter eggers, couple barnyard beauties, and a variety of  marans. 

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Proud wife and mother to 4 beautiful children. Also a mama to a redbone coonhound mix, 2 spoiled house cats, few easter eggers, couple barnyard beauties, and a variety of  marans. 

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post #9 of 17
2/28/12 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by Illia View Post

Look for any chick with blue down towards the base of the fluff, or blue general down, but the best to do is look for striped chicks with pale instead of vibrant black or brown stripes. The striped ones will give you just what she looks like, (duckwing) generally blue chicks will give you other blues usually with less patterning, more simply blue coloration.



I got some EE chicks recently, trying to go for some blues! How close do you think I will get to getting one like my original blue girl, 1st post? 

 

Incidentally, can anyone tell gender yet by color? 

 

Babies #1 and #2

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Baby #3

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Baby #4

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Babies #1 and 2 again

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post #10 of 17
2/28/12 at 10:20pm

Chicks 1 and 2 could be female colors, but it's still early. 

My blue EE often start out as pure white chicks...

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I have a project flock of bantam NON-hatchery Easter eggers including frizzles and rare colors. 

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*SleepyTime Poultry*   Home of the sweetheart roosters!

I have a project flock of bantam NON-hatchery Easter eggers including frizzles and rare colors. 

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