Easter Egger club!

[rascal66]

Man I miss hatching! Just getting too old for it all now. Did it for a lot of years. I had fun. Tried so many different breeds for the fun of it. I did love the EE'S though. Here's another photo of on of my gals...View attachment 1806925

Wow she is gorgeous! Love her rich colors on her hackles.

 

[debid]

Got those too. To get an EE, you start with An Americauna mix with another breed. Then, once you have them..you breed EE to EE. Or, they keep breeding the true to another.

You do understand that this is not what hatcheries do, right? If you breed an Ameraucana to a breed that doesn't have the blue shell gene, the offspring will all have a single copy of the blue shell gene. That's fine in the first generation as it only takes one copy to express but then you have a lot of second generation chicks that miss out on the blue shell gene.

I don't understand why you'd want to make additional work for yourself? Why not start with a bunch of hatchery EEs and select for desired traits instead?

 

[Cynthia12]

What? It's ok debid...we try our best..not..to debate here on BYC. Been on here for many a year, haven't had to worry about debating. I'm ok knowing what I know. I do know what you are talking about.. Iike I said, I hatched. I trusted the folks I bought eggs from saying I was buying EE'S. This thread isn't about that anyway.... everyone...share your beautiful photos of your birds and eggs. I would love to see them.

 

[Cynthia12]

Wow she is gorgeous! Love her rich colors on her hackles.

Thank you so much.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Some people keep up to a hundred or more. I also have 10 baby ducklings with one broody, one chick with the other broody, and 12 older ducklings

I know! And I could easily see myself inching in that direction if only it weren’t for ALL that poop!

 

[Anime2lover]

I know! And I could easily see myself inching in that direction if only it weren’t for ALL that poop!

I know right XD

 

[Anime2lover]

Wow. Guessing what they're mixed with to make the EE. Happy for you. It's hard waiting!

Mine started on time. They started even before our australorps of the same age.

 

[debid]

What? It's ok debid...we try our best..not..to debate here on BYC. Been on here for many a year, haven't had to worry about debating. I'm ok knowing what I know. I do know what you are talking about.. Iike I said, I hatched. I trusted the folks I bought eggs from saying I was buying EE'S. This thread isn't about that anyway.... everyone...share your beautiful photos of your birds and eggs. I would love to see them.

Debate? What debate? I asked questions I'd genuinely like to know the answer to but I guess I asked the wrong person because you seem upset by my curiosity.

 

[Cynthia12]

Nah...I don't get upset very easily. I love people.

 

[Cynthia12]

Another one of my girls.