The EE braggers thread!!!

[Hinotori]

I have three little cuties that I just hatched out of AM eggs from a fellow BYCer. What is the chance that I have one of each blue, black, and splashed? How would you tell the dif between black and splashed? The one in front has more yellow fuzz than the other.

I'd say two blacks and a splash

 

[Penny Hen]

here are some pics. i've noticed they haven't grown as fast as some buff mixes i have. but i'm guessing the buffs are just fast growers.





the top of the wing is bare skin

It could be that this is a male and is exhibiting the slow feather gene. That is a sex link gene and it takes the males longer than the females to feather out.

 

[fallenangel79]

my EE started laying today

 

[gander007]

my EE started laying today

Alright congratulations

 

[alibra]

Poor nutrition doesn't neccssicarily mean quantity of the feed, but quality. For example a bird on purnia is likely to develop better than a bird on an all cracked corn diet

agreed, and also agree with the possible sex linked slow feathering gene. I had a lavender orpington who had bald spots, not as significant as these, but she turned out to be a pullet.

 

[Crazyland]

I was thinking heat as well...
Heat and feed.
To hot for them and not enough nutrition. All my chicks have free medicated chick starter feed.

 

[DrFarmersDrWife]

Do you think this one might be a roo? I'm worried since so much red is showing up on the top edges of the wings.

 

[kenzier093]

Do you think this one might be a roo? I'm worried since so much red is showing up on the top edges of the wings.

How old is s/he? My guess would be a cockerel because of the red comb and it looks like it has thick legs too.

 

[DrFarmersDrWife]

How old is s/he? My guess would be a cockerel because of the red comb and it looks like it has thick legs too.

They are five weeks old. If this one is a male, I've had 7 chicks this spring and ALL were Roos.

 

[fallenangel79]

Alright congratulations  

thank you