Easter Egger club!

[amandajo]

I can't wait to watch my girls grow up. This first one is my absolute favorite. I think she's so pretty!!

This ones my second favorite

And then there's these two girls

 

[PeepersMama]

I believe those are usually related to Araucanas, which have Tufts, not muffs, and if I understand correctly they would only have one or no tuft gene because double tuft is fatal.I swear I read that or I'm not recalling it correctly.

OHHH I forgot about that! Yeah, the double tuft is a lethal gene

 

[PeepersMama]

It's a very common misconception that all Easter Eggers are mixed breeds. It's not true. Hatchery sourced Easter Eggers are not mixed breeds at all, they just haven't been selectively bred to meet a specific breed standard. They are more of a landrace than a breed.

Interesting..... That's cool

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Just saw this! Congrads everyone doing well?

I'm sorry have been very busy lately all is great!! They are growing even the runt of the bunch have had them out getting some sun a couple days bringing them back in at night looks like it's time to put them out for good now they are already outgrowing the brooder!!

 

[jhomestead]

I have some Easter Egger related questions. I recently hatched several chicks and two of them have an Easter Egger dad. The both have tufts and seem to be developing what I've come to see as the EE body type (a little narrower with the perked tail feathers)

In one case the Roo was a Wheaten Easter Egger (from a blue/green egg) and the Hen was a Light Brahma Mix (tan/light brown egg). Does this mean she (her name is Venice) will be an olive egger?

In the second case the Roo was the Wheaton Easter Egger (from a blue/green egg) and the Hen was a Buff Minorca (from a white egg). Is it still possible that she will lay blue/green eggs?

And finally if they don't have the typical Easter Egger comb are they not Easter Eggers?

Thanks!

 

[junebuggena]

I have some Easter Egger related questions. I recently hatched several chicks and two of them have an Easter Egger dad. The both have tufts and seem to be developing what I've come to see as the EE body type (a little narrower with the perked tail feathers)

In one case the Roo was a Wheaten Easter Egger (from a blue/green egg) and the Hen was a Light Brahma Mix (tan/light brown egg). Does this mean she (her name is Venice) will be an olive egger?

In the second case the Roo was the Wheaton Easter Egger (from a blue/green egg) and the Hen was a Buff Minorca (from a white egg). Is it still possible that she will lay blue/green eggs?

And finally if they don't have the typical Easter Egger comb are they not Easter Eggers?

Thanks!

For olive eggs, you need a dark brown laying breed as a parent. There are two options for shell color, blue or white. Blue is dominant over white. Green eggs are the result of brown coating on blue eggs. Those genes are extremely complex, with over 9 different genes that can cause coating, and individuals can have several combinations of them.
Easter Eggers with pea combs are more likely to have inherited the gene for blue egg shell, but they can have any comb type.

 

[Youtjatoor]

Hi everyone.
Just wanna let ya know I posted a thread to rehome 2 of my easter egger roosters in wake county NC. Please visit that forum for details. Thank you

 

[SunHwaKwon]

I was looking at my TSC EEs yesterday and they don't look like they have muffs

At least I just hatched some nice olive eggers, so hopefully I end up with a pullet with nice muffs and the coloring I am wanting. I guess these others will go up for sale (sigh).

 

[PeepersMama]

I was looking at my TSC EEs yesterday and they don't look like they have muffs

At least I just hatched some nice olive eggers, so hopefully I end up with a pullet with nice muffs and the coloring I am wanting. I guess these others will go up for sale (sigh).

Don't put up an add just yet! Sometimes the muffs don't become super obvious til they get older - they'd be worth more then too

 

[Sylvester017]

I was looking at my TSC EEs yesterday and they don't look like they have muffs

At least I just hatched some nice olive eggers, so hopefully I end up with a pullet with nice muffs and the coloring I am wanting. I guess these others will go up for sale (sigh).

I understand wanting a certain look in birds, but you might want to see their pretty eggs before re-homing them and if they have sweet personalities? Not all EEs get muffs. In fact, in my SoCal heatwave climate I would prefer less feathering on my birds.