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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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Chickens get egg bound every now and then. And shes a new chicken thats why she was attacked. I think the breed should get 5 stars.
 
Jaromo99
Ditto on the "don't keep with meaner breeds". My 3 girls are dead last on the hierarchy. No picking or pecking, but they never get food until everyone else leaves.
 
silkiefrizzles
I have one Easter Egger that is almost ready to start laying. She is very sweet and doesn't bully the other chooks, even though she is almost twice as tall as them. She is quite shy and flighty, and when she was small enough she kept going through the fence, until she lost half her tail to the dog, but I will enjoy having some green or blue eggs and will probably get some more Easter Eggers.
 
FlyWheel
I have a flock of those too. I just wish I knew how to get them to hop up on my lap, love getting petted, and braid my beard like other EE owners say their's do (OK, maybe the beard braiding is going a bit far...).
 
Oma Char
We have what they said are Aracaunas....or maybe easter eggers. We get a pretty light blue ...2 medium blue ..1 army green...and a pinkish white.
 
Bantu
Beautiful birds, beautiful eggs but they are not good birds to have if you have a
predators anywhere near your property. Easter eggers are gentle, lay very well but I like to free range my birds and these girls would wander away from the flock and within 3 weeks all 5 of mine where gone.
 
flyladyrocks
I know this was a few years ago but I was looking for Orsheln EE reviews so thanks! We got our silkies in the Frozen Craze. Anne, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Arendelle. Olaf is a boy by a fluke but Kristoff a girl - she is oneof our 2 black silkies and has the beard, b/c well boys have bears girls don't and Arendelle is a girl! Kids and chickens are the best combo!
 
ScottandSam
We love our too. only one squats for me only. But the skittishness has save there live several time when coyotes come around. The very friendly ones get taken first from the flock for dinner. and Yes we love the colored egg surprise. I have 2 more that should be laying soon. Come on Pink

Scott
 
Coopmom56
Contrary to your experience, my EEs are the sweetest of my flock. My Hazel (named after my grandma in heaven) chases me around until I pick her up. I usually lay her on her back in my hands and stroke her neck and breast and she sticks her legs straight out and goes to sleep. Haha! Her friend, Peaches, also likes to be held. Maybe I was just lucky in the two that came to me?
 
Betsy57
One of my "EEs" lays brown eggs. I may try to breed her with my blue egg rooster and see if they are blue. I want blue/green eggs.
 
yyz0yyz0
My first attempt at EE's has not been a good experience for me. I got three chicks from a feed store, one was a roo, one died within 24hrs and the last one took 51 weeks to lay her first egg! Not kidding 51 wks, actually it was probably closer to 52wks before we got an egg from her. She was just days away from taking a trip to freezer camp when she started to lay.

I know my sample is very small, but after my experiences I won't be getting anymore in the near future.
 
Lil 2 U
My EEs are the most diligent layers - half of them lay all winter (without any supplemental light) and although I do agree that they are kind of willowy and not as bulky as my buff orpingtons, they lay larger eggs for their size. 90% of them lay every day from spring to fall, where as the buffs only lay 70%, and none during the winter. Mine were hand raised and are fairly tame but definately not as laid back as the buffs, but I spend a fair amount of time hand feeding the whole flock (more fun than candy crush!), so most will let me run my hand over them and are easy to catch and not even all that offended after a handfull of mealworms. I don't keep an EE rooster, and cross breeding them with the buff orpington rooster gets them a little bigger and a little calmer, still laying blue/green eggs, but probably only for a generation or two. I think I'll always keep some in the flock!
 

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