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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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Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies
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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Chick-a-dow-dee
I too have buff Orpingtons and EEs, the EEs were sold to me as Ameraucanas but now that that their hackle feathers have come in I know they're EEs. All my Orps are pullets and my EEs are 2 Roos and a pullet. Anyway they're about 2 1/2 to 3 months old and my Roos started showing the red in their Combes about a month ago. My EE pullet's comb is more developed than the males but her red hasn't started showing but neither has my Orps. They are also darn cute together, I wouldn't have anything any different. I would like to add a few lilac Orps though. I bought some silkie bantams and there about a month old but soooooo much smaller. I put them out side on the grass one day last week to let them have some fresh air and my pullet EE came to check them out. I think I have one male banty and he pecked at the older EE. She left only to come back and start dragging not of the bantys by the foot. It was too cute. Of course I intervened. I have heard that Orps are great escape artists and that's true, my EEs stay inside the fencing while the Orps find the escape routs and the EEs follow. Lol
 
Handyhens
soo,let me get this straight,you gave this bird a half star because you forgot the pecking order?
 
my 1st chick
i recently purchased ee. all were suppose to be pullets now at 5 weeks one is def a cockrell. he is a blue gray absolutely beautiful. I have not seen one this color
 
chickentherapy1
I like my EE's but they are at the bottom of the pecking order, not the smartest, very timid and aloof. They were my last to start laying, but the egg color does make my egg assortment interesting.
 
foghornleghorn9
Lol, isn't it amazing how they technically aren't a breed yet they are so similar. I love my EE's and my friends and family love getting their colored eggs. Nice to here from you. Thank you and God Bless.
 
ChickenPapaCT
No laughter here! I have a 13 year old and my hens are named:
- Jenn (after the bus driver)
- Rover
- Rose (after the Kate Winslet character in Titanic)
- Peep
- Kevin (after the bird in Disney's "Up")
- Kevin Jr
- Mrs. Cluck
- HENrietta (I got to name this one)

:D
 
Pent
I hear you on the beard thing, my poor girl is plucked clean at the throat by our Wyandotte.
 
chickenegger
): that's sad. We keep ours with the other hens, it doesen't seem like they pick @ their beard @ all
 
sekeyslaks
My EE's are certainly not dumb!I call them the "border collies" of my flock,they are always the first to learn something!figures out solutions with ease.Very athletic and great forager's.I've never heard of EE's that bump into walls like you describe!Sounds like you got genetic "duds" of the breed.Normal EE's don't act like that.Your comment of calling them dumb Is quite ridiculous.I've had these birds for years,none of them are dumb.
 
Y N dottes
I have 4 EEs about 10 weeks old. one has a beard which im excited about. I hope the others don't peck it.
 
mowremo
I just got EE's and Barred Rock chicks. Hope they get along as adults! This has me nervous!
 
sekeyslaks
Mine get along fine mowremo!:) please don't be nervous,this is only from my experience with them!
 

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