Easter Egger Light Brahma cross

[BreeShu]

Just wanted to show off my handsome bearded roo I got from a Red Easter Egger rooster and Light Brahma Hen. I was so sure he was only going to have traits from his mother, then the beard fluffed out.

 

[janiedoe]

He is beautiful. I hope he will be good tempered too.
I have some dark brahma easter egger mixes, from a blue ee male and a brahma mother. They are beautiful.

 

[BreeShu]

He is beautiful. I hope he will be good tempered too.
I have some dark brahma easter egger mixes, from a blue ee male and a brahma mother. They are beautiful.

I hope to keep this one out of all the roosters that hatched. His sire has been a gentle sweetheart that's never given me grief. So far he's been very spunky among the flock and lets me pick him up without a fight or flutter.

 

[janiedoe]

I hope to keep this one out of all the roosters that hatched. His sire has been a gentle sweetheart that's never given me grief. So far he's been very spunky among the flock and lets me pick him up without a fight or flutter.

Here's mine. He is 2 years old now, and very well behaved. I loved his father (he died last year) but I have to admit, that Goliath is better behaved.
I've gotten a lot of beautiful chicks from him.

I've bred him to a legbar and gotten 1 female (who is beautiful) and 2 males (both were easily rehomed because of their good looks & personality)
Bred him back to his 1/2 sisters and gotten brahma looking girls who lay blue and green. And a gorgeous male too.
Bred him to naked necks and got interesting cockerels, (naked neck with feathered feet)

His half brother is prettier, and shaped more like an easter egger, larger than the average ee, but not as large as a brahma. I loved him, but I rehomed him because he didn't get along with other roosters.

 

[BreeShu]

Here's mine. He is 2 years old now, and very well behaved. I loved his father (he died last year) but I have to admit, that Goliath is better behaved.
I've gotten a lot of beautiful chicks from him.
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I've bred him to a legbar and gotten 1 female (who is beautiful) and 2 males (both were easily rehomed because of their good looks & personality)
Bred him back to his 1/2 sisters and gotten brahma looking girls who lay blue and green. And a gorgeous male too.
Bred him to naked necks and got interesting cockerels, (naked neck with feathered feet)

His half brother is prettier, and shaped more like an easter egger, larger than the average ee, but not as large as a brahma. I loved him, but I rehomed him because he didn't get along with other roosters.
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Wow, Goliath is gorgeous!! I wonder what colors and sizes you would get mixing him with a lavender Orpington or Cochin.

 

[janiedoe]

Wow, Goliath is gorgeous!! I wonder what colors and sizes you would get mixing him with a lavender Orpington or Cochin.

His father was blue (an orpinton & ameraucana mix) I don't have any blue or lavender orpingtons, and no standard cochins (too hot here) but he and his sister made the prettiest buff/blue Columbian pullet.
Cookie (the half sister)

Their daughter, Fluer

Goliath daughters
Fluer, Oleander (cream legbar mix) and Lottie (mother is Goliath's aunt, a dark brahma)

 

[janiedoe]

Here are some of his male offsprings. All of these boys are good natured. I'm sure it's the brahma influence. I very much wanted to keep them all, but my standard hens are getting old, and after so many hot summers, I've started hatching bantams, rather than standards.

 

[BreeShu]

His father was blue (an orpinton & ameraucana mix) I don't have any blue or lavender orpingtons, and no standard cochins (too hot here) but he and his sister made the prettiest buff/blue Columbian pullet.

It gets fairly cold here, so I've been selecting for small compact combs like what the Brahmas have. Unfortunately, I lost my dark Brahma to wildlife a couple of months ago. She refused to roost inside.

 

[janiedoe]

It gets fairly cold here, so I've been selecting for small compact combs like what the Brahmas have. Unfortunately, I lost my dark Brahma to wildlife a couple of months ago. She refused to roost inside.

I'm so sorry

 

[TropicalBabies]

LOVE my Light B x. He only has ... 1/8th Ameraucana but still puts out blue and beautiful green egg layers. Terrific dispo and flock watcher as are all his boys.

I could not be happier with him. He is going on his 4th year. Hoping he has an incredible long life ♡ Also, hoping your luck will be as good as mine has been.