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Most EEs will lay colored eggs, but some don't. EE's that lay colored eggs when crossed with other than EE, can have offspring that lay colored eggs... or not. So yes, your boy could be part EE even though he didn't come out of a colored egg. He doesn't have muffs or a beard, so my...
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OSUman is right. I have three EE/who knows what crosses that I am waiting to lay.They all came out of green eggs, and I'm hoping for olive or green, but if not ,they are still pretty hens. None of the three have beards or muffs, so that trait didn't get passed down when they were...
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EEs arent pure to start out with and they can be crossed to a certain degree with a chance of still laying colored eggs.
OSUman is right. I have three EE/who knows what crosses that I am waiting to lay.They all came out of green eggs, and I'm hoping for olive or green, but if not ,they...
Except the for red and black chicks these are hatchery EE's.While I don't have a chick colored exactly like your roo, I have tried to choose chicks that have the same colors that I see in your roo.I have no idea what breeds are in thees birds. EE's come in so many different colors and patterns...
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No, that was Year of the Rooster, with the Australop Sebright cross . I haven't had any Sebright/LF crosses hatch yet. The eggs I set last month developed embryos, but didn't hatch.
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Sorry I don't have any BO/EEx roosters, but I do have EEs with the same colors as your roo.The rust/red color across his wings is common with EE roosters, it is darker on my boys though. There may have been a EE in the woodpile, somewhere down the line in his birds.Hatchery birds are...
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My Sebright has been trying to breed my Brown Leghorns, but so far none of the eggs have hatched. He looks like he's doing the deed, but no chicks yet.
Hi, just wanted to add my thoughts here. I have Sebrights and EE's. Your rooster looks like a BO/ EE cross. My Sebright crosses generally have slate colored legs, and some sign of lacing. Is it possible that his roosters are crosses?
edited because I used the wrong word