Her body type and coloration are indicative of an Easter Egger.May I ask why everyone feels she's, without doubt, an Easter Egger? I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind it.
~Alex
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Her body type and coloration are indicative of an Easter Egger.May I ask why everyone feels she's, without doubt, an Easter Egger? I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind it.
~Alex
I believe whiting true blues are the result of several generations of EE x leghorn crosses. They do not breed true, so they aren't purebred, which makes them mixed breed blue egg layers. This, in my opinion, makes them EEs.Technically, there aren't any set standards for Easter Eggers, but I must agree that she lacks the trademark hatchery EE characteristics.
Gorgeous!
True. However, the Murray McMurray website states Whiting True Blues aren't Easter Eggers, instead their own distinct breed. I don't claim to know anything about them or genetic background, just going off available information.
~Alex
Yes, this was my first try at hatching eggs. I figure 17 of 24 is a good number. Although I’m not sure what happened with some of them that didn’t make it. They were fully formed In the egg, but never hatched. I think there were three of them that did that. I checked temp and humidity several times a day.Thank you for the update. Sounds like you are having fun with hatching.
If she looks like our Edith, then she is an Easter Egger. Ours are Whiting’s True Blue, but as someone said earlier, they are some sort of colored egg layer, which is selectively bred to lay blue eggs.I have a hen that looks exactly like this. I’m trying to find out what she s too.
Glad to hear you husband is okay. That definitely was a priority over hatching eggs. You have some nice friends.Yes, this was my first try at hatching eggs. I figure 17 of 24 is a good number. Although I’m not sure what happened with some of them that didn’t make it. They were fully formed In the egg, but never hatched. I think there were three of them that did that. I checked temp and humidity several times a day.
It was kinda funny, what happened when they started hatching. My husband had gone for a cardiac cath and his arteries were so bad, we went straight to the hospital, for a quadruple bypass. He was in the hospital for six days, and I stayed with him the whole time. Friends of ours were kind enough to come to the house twice a day to feed the goats, LGDs, chickens and cats (in the house). While Joe was out feeding goats and chickens, Dana was inside feeding cats. All of a sudden she heard birds, and thought a bird had gotten in the house. She went to get Joe, and together they looked for the bird. Eventually, they found the hatching eggs. I was so caught up in my husband’s recovery, I forgot about the eggs. Dana and Joe knew nothing about raising baby chicks. So, then I had to to tell Dana where to find the big tub in the barn, and all the other supplies for brooding the chicks. It took 3 days for them all to hatch. She did a great job and really enjoyed watching them every day.