Easter Egger chick colors?

[autumnhearth]

I have an EE without puffy cheeks. Actually I had two, but we lost Pearly-girl last summer.

Our EE is clean faced too.

 

[tinkerfairy]

This is my first time raising chicks, just clueless what I've ended up with besides the silkies they were very easy to identify. These are all tractor supply bantams. The 2 that really stump me are the ones with 5 toes that aren't silkies. I don't see feathering yet because they're so young

 

[21hens-incharge]

This is my first time raising chicks, just clueless what I've ended up with besides the silkies they were very easy to identify. These are all tractor supply bantams. The 2 that really stump me are the ones with 5 toes that aren't silkies. I don't see feathering yet because they're so young

Can you post a few pics? I am sure everyone here would love to give it a go on guessing what you got in the brooder.

 

[tinkerfairy]

I've been trying to figure how from my phone. I have all my pics on phone and no computer. I'd love to show them off. I wonder if I could link them from Facebook

 

[woodlandsprite]

There really isn't. I've had batches that all looked the same when I bought them but were all over the place as adults. When I've pick out the different more colorful chicks, I've been bit and ended up with more cockerels than hens. Also, if your goal is to raise more chicks with your EEs, you don't want an EE rooster or you will end up with 50% brown egg layers. Find a blue egg rooster.

Thank you Percheron chick, good to know for future hatching...I have no idea how the genetic side works...That's more researching...

 

[KrystalRose]

This girl looks more like a roo to me? I would keep my eye on her.

 

[Blooie]

This girl looks more like a roo to me? I would keep my eye on her.

You are absolutely right! Two weeks later, and there is no doubt about this one being a fella. Doggone it! I saw two black and white Easter Egger pullets once (no doubt about it since they are actively laying) and I've wanted one ever since. <sigh> This is Beluga. He now has color showing on his shoulders and his legs look like tree trunks!

 

[autumnhearth]

You are absolutely right! Two weeks later, and there is no doubt about this one being a fella. Doggone it! I saw two black and white Easter Egger pullets once (no doubt about it since they are actively laying) and I've wanted one ever since. <sigh> This is Beluga. He now has color showing on his shoulders and his legs look like tree trunks!

That's too bad. I also think black and white EEs are gorgeous (as well as grey and many other color combos) but they do tend to be males more often. He had such striking eyeliner too! Boo.

 

[Blooie]

I really think he's going to look a lot like Scout, our EE who ended up with frostbitten toes as a chick.


This is Scout now...



This was Scout at the same age as Beluga:

Definitely two black and white roos at Oleo Acres. Oh well......I still have that goal of a black and white pullet to shoot for.

 

[rlhagan56]

The two yellow are the pullets above and the two grey middle and upper left are these.


I sure got some surprises this year. The first two blues were hatched from my EE rooster and black hen. I think the lighter of the two in the bottom two pictures is a rooster, and also the darker blue baby on the first set of pictures. I love my EE surprises!