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    3 grooved pea comb= roo? **clearer photos

    What are your opinions on the gender of the black chick below? The chick is 29 days old. It is either a cross between an easter egger sire and a dominique (more probable cross) OR an easter egger sire and an australorp (less probable cross). I kind of got the eggs confused when the mother hen...
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    Pullet or Cockerel

    If you want to know something, go directly to the source. I came home from work and checked on my chicks. The Easter Egger flew up to see me, as usual. Then he started belting out a series of crows that sounded like a sick turkey trying to gobble his last requests. I'm pretty sure the Black...
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    Lumpy Eggs

    Thanks! I'll give it a try for 3 weeks and see what happens.
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    Lumpy Eggs

    Yes, they have been on layer feed since November--DuMOR Poultry Layer 16% Crumble.
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    Lumpy Eggs

    My beautiful, 8-month-old Easter Egger is laying lumpy eggs. About 2 weeks ago, she laid a shell-less egg. She has been laying for 3 months now. Her eggs are large to extra-large. She lays about 6 times a week, really more than I expected of an EE. My hens have crushed oyster shells...
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    Pullet or Cockerel

    Thanks everyone! I will wait 2 more weeks and post again to see what you think. Although, I didn't want any roosters, I am prepared to try and keep one rooster. But, I definitely cannot keep two: my neighbors would run me out of the neighborhood. Best case scenario, both are girls...
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    Pullet or Cockerel

    I have five 3-week-old chicks. I wanted all girls, but there are two that I suspect of being males. When they arrived, I tried to do the feather sexing trick. Three of the chicks were obvious females, and two were questionable. This is my Easter Egger. I read online that a 3-row pea comb...
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