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Easter Eggers

The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and...
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Breed Purpose
Egg Layer
Comb
Pea
Broodiness
Seldom
Climate Tolerance
All Climates
Egg Productivity
Medium
Egg Size
Medium
Egg Color
Blue/Green
Breed Temperament
Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile
Breed Colors/Varieties
Any and All Colors
Breed Size
Large Fowl
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The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and Araucanas, then bred with many different breeds so they no longer fit either breed's standards. They usually have muffs and pea combs, but come in nearly every variety and color, some even have ear tufts or are rumpless. Each EE is different, but overall they are usually a smaller bird that lays pink, green, or blue eggs. They are normally friendly and calm, and their colorful eggs make them a popular choice in backyard flocks.

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Easter Egger chicks

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Easter Egger egg

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Easter Egger rooster

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Easter Egger hen

For more info on Easter Eggers and their owners' experiences, see our breed discussion here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/easter-egger-club.361185/
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talkinboutchickens
I feel bad that I have to give this chicken a 3-star.....
Pros: Cute fluffy cheeks, pretty eggs, small comb
Cons: Super skittish, not afraid to stand their ground
On all websites I've visited says that easter eggers are one of the sweetest chicken breeds you can get. Yes, that can be true....But all chicken's personalities vary! I can barely get close to my easter egger, she startles when I make the slightest movement. She is not afraid to stand up for herself. She will fight. She fights with a hen that is twice the size as her. On the other hand, she lays pretty eggs and her face is cute. She only has 2 friends in my entire flock, they were in the same batch. She only really hangs out with the chickens her age. She has a very weird laying time, will lay all throughout summer, and after Winter she starts back up again very early, about February.
Purchase Price
$4.00 at a local breeder
Purchase Date
March 2019
StinkyAcres
One of my very favorites!
Pros: Good layers, lay large pretty eggs, generally very healthy, cold hardy, heat tolerant, small for a standard chicken, so many colors!
Cons: They can fly high and tend to wander, can be skittish, often mislabeled
Easter Eggers are one of my very favorite chickens. I've found them to be the healthiest chickens I've raised and they live a long time. They lay lots of large and jumbo eggs and continue to lay a decent amount when they're older. Because they are mixes you never know what color you are going to get or if they'll have beards or not or what color eggs they are going to lay which is exciting to me. You can usually easily tell individuals apart too. They are on the small side for a standard chicken so they probably don't eat as much as, say, a dual purpose breed, but their size and weight allow them to fly quite well which can be a problem if you're trying to keep them within a fenced area or catch them.

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Amazingly sweet and to-be layers
Pros: Very cute
Much more weather tolerant than my silkies
Very sweet as well
Lay well in my friend's experience
Cutest chicks EVER
The muffs are too cute
Adventurous
Colorful eggs!!! What's not to love?
Cons: A bit smelly
Always jumping out of brooder because why wouldn't they
Easter Eggers are one of my favorite breeds, and I wanted to get them for a while. I got 3 chicks a week ago, and I absolutely love them! Very sweet and adventurous. Would recommend to a first time chicken owner.
Purchase Price
20$ for 3 chicks
Purchase Date
Jan 11, 2023

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PrairieChickens
Our EE's range from Creampuff--who's scared to death of anything that isn't a chicken and won't let me within 10 feet of her--to Chipmunk, who would jump into my hands as a chick and is still one of my most easy-going and friendly birds. They're very sharp birds with keen survival instincts, great laying ability, and very healthy. They are also remarkable flyers--one night when Creampuff got locked out of the run before she could get in to bed, she just flew her way to the top of the coop and roosted there instead--a feat which would have been downright dangerous for any of my larger, heavier birds who probably would have gotten themselves strangled in the bird netting instead. It makes me feel a lot better letting them out to range when I know they can take care of themselves so well, and I love having their gorgeous blue and green eggs in my assortment..
 
ducklingsweety
i feel the same about my golden laced Cochin bantam(duckling!) there is a lot of personality packed into that tiny little body!
 
laurrie
hi looking to start my flock i raised rhode island reds and the roos where just so mean! looking forward to their gentleness, where did you get yours! any washington or oregon breeders not much into shipping and americaunas in ladyrsanti and others do you find the nice egg colors from certain lines any in my area? or are yours perchased at the hatcherys? any welcome posts much appreciated! anybody near Vancouver washington have some chicks whose parents lay the bright egg colors? please email thanks!
 
Ducclelover10
My EE's/Ameraucanas were/are great! We had three two died.:( But two of them loved to be held! The one that's left will come when you call her name (or at least egnollege you) she loved to be snuggled and loves to fallow people around. I see what you mean by "crazy" though. My EE went crazy a couple years ago when she was two, it all started when we got new chicks and I wasn't spending as much time with her 'cause I was busy with the chicks. Now her soul desire is to make they little chicken miserable. She pulls out the their feathers, pulls on their wings, and just tortures them. Though I can honestly say she is the best and the most interesting chicken we've ever had, and she's a great layer!
 
tiny529
I love my EE! I had 2 but one died when she was about 6 months old. The other is such a lover and always wants to bury her head in my hair at bedtime. She rests her head on my shoulder, snuggles into my hair, and goes to sleep! I always feel a little guilty when I extract her from my hair and close the coop door for the night.
 
E
I noticed mine were late to lay as well by several months over several other breeds. Once they get going tho it was 5-6 eggs a week every week. They do seem to be pretty mild in agressiveness towards other birds, tend to be low in the pecking order. Mine also tend to be spooky and just not as calm and friendly as other breeds I have either. Still, willing to put up with it for the pretty eggs.
 
nova022
Mine began laying at 5 months which surprised me because I have read so much about them being late bloomers. Mine lay pretty blue/green just about everyday. Both of mine are at the bottom of the pecking order too and are very timid with the other birds and tend to keep to themselves. They are people friendly and always come running to greet us. I wll always have them in my flock.
 
DavidILoveYou22
Hah! Funny enough, right after I posted this I went out and found a little greenish-gray egg in the nest... I guess life's full of irony...
 
Wishapup
They sound like a great breed! Thanks for your review, you have me interested.
Your daughter's names are fine. I once named a hen Dick (Richard) when I was very little. As well as a hen named Grape.
 
Chicken Girls
I have heard a lot about the Easter Eggers. I live in Spokane Washington and the only chickens I have ever had were Auracauna's (sp). I had never head of the Easter Eggers until I joined this web site. I would like to get some hens. I am trying Speckled Sussex for the first time and Red Star (red sex links) for the first time also. I usually have Black Sex Links and Wynnadotts. The rooster on my avatar was given to me. He is a big Barred Rock rooster named Billy Bob.
 
CinnamonQueen
No, they are not. EEs are related to them, but Aracaunas are more rare b/c they are not "mutts" and difficult to breed. Look it up on here and see what the experts say.
 
Becca J
I bought my girls from Tractor Supply. Although labeled 'Ameraucana' they are more aptly named Easter Eggers. Two of the lay Robin Blue eggs while the rest lay green and one pink (NOT Easter Egger standard but she has such a sweet personality I wouldn't think of parting with her). Although few will hop up into my lap, all of them are perfectly happy to groom my shoes and pantlegs when I sit out in the chicken yard.
 
savery
I love their robin blue eggs! I really hope to have one that lays pink eggs one day too!
 

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