Easter Egger chick colors?

[Julia62]

Cute! I have 3 EE chicks that are 12 days old now. All three have chipmunk coloring (slight differences) with slate gray colored legs. One is bigger than two, so we think it's either a boy or from a previous batch the feed store had and might be a few days older.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Wow 21 hens, she is so beautiful! Did she come from a farm store or was she ordered directly? I'm not sure what my odds are of finding something unique when I head over to pick mine up.

I drove about 120 miles to get chicks that are vaccinated from a farm store. Kinda crazy but I did get some unique looking little buggers. They came from Mt Healthy hatchery.
She was an impulse extra lol. I went to get 16 and came home with 20 I did choose this one but there were some in the box that the lady at the store snuck in there and did not charge me for. They had TONS of chicks and were expecting another shipment the next day. I guess they needed the room.
The other EE this year is not muffed or bearded so kind of interesting too. I really need to get some more pics. They are changing so fast now.

 

[21hens-incharge]

This is her both then and today.





This is the beardless ee chick I got


She started out like a black and white chipmunk looking one.

 

[britt86]

Mine never had the grayish color on the head I have been seeing a lot of that in the yellow and white chicks mine was white and yellow only now it's brown and white wondering if the white will stick or turn soon as well.

 

[Julia62]

My EE are 2 weeks old tomorrow. We're not sure if the biggest one (Cindy) is a few days older than the other two or if she is a he. She is noticeably bigger than Marcia (the light colored one) and Jan.

 

[autumnhearth]

They look great, I wouldn't worry.

 

[queenm34]

Ive started raising hens to let my parents sell eggs for cash. I want EEs, but came seem to find anyone where I can.but a few and not 15

 

[autumnhearth]

Ive started raising hens to let my parents sell eggs for cash. I want EEs, but came seem to find anyone where I can.but a few and not 15

Meyer Hatchery in Ohio has a 3 chick minimum for shipping between April and October. But if there are any feed stores near you they may have some, usually advertised as Ameraucanas, Aracanas, Americanas or Rainbow Layers but they are usually Easter Eggers.

 

[Julia62]

Yep, my three were said to be Ameraucanas, but were EE, which I'm happy about. I got them at a local feed store. $4.50 each.

 

[britt86]

I got mine at the feed store 1.65 for americanas and 2.00 for basically everything else. Tractor supply or rural kings usually have them but they are almost always EEs.