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KikiLeigh02
Free Ranging
I understand, I've read the definition. That is why I said I may need to adjust my thinking.
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It's become quite acceptable to have an Easter egger that lays brown eggs. Or at least acceptable to expect an Easter egger may lay brown eggs.An Easter Egger by definition is any mixed breed chicken that has the blue egg gene.
I have two chicks from a Blue Orpington rooster over a Cream Legbar hen. I don't think the pullet is laying yet, but she is solid black just like your girls. The only tell is the tail/tail-set (that's all Cream Legbar) and the off-color earlobes. Her brother, however, got the blue gene from Dad, and the barring gene from Mom. His earlobes are a mix - pink! The picture doesn't show it as pink as it actually is.
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So, I'm making Naked Necked EE's?
Oh man, can you imagine how surprised someone would be if they were expecting a muffed &/or bearded EE and got a crested &/or Naked Neck bird!
They wouldn't be with me, because I tell my buyers what they are getting. Even if a chicken is mixed with a NN, as long as it has a fully feathered neck it mean's that it did not inherit that gene and cannot pass it on.
Edit: I like my CCLB/NN's that I have growing out. I think that they look cool. I will be breeding my 2 CCLB/Australorp pullets to my White NN/Breese roo as soon as they start laying eggs.
Oh, I think they sound awesome! I think I may have worded that poorly. I was thinking about someone ordering EE chicks from a hatchery! It would be really nice if everyone was as honest with their customers as you are!
Sweet! Are you tracking how many eggs she's laying (weekly/monthly)?Still waiting for her egg! We're getting super close though. She molted out any trace of brown at 12 weeks, but still has her funky crest. 2 of the Black Australorps I got at the same time are laying now. I'm not 100% sure what she is, but she is gorgeous.