Easter Egger club!

[windnleavesfarm]

Any tips on sexing EEs as hatchlings? Or is it a waiting game?

Its usually a waiting game until they grow nice combs some people (not me) can tell by their feathers but I think you have to wait a few weeks.
You could vent them but it can be dangerous if not done correctly.

 

[Nonyah Biz]

my EE hen laid this egg...i think shes eggcited about easter lol brown spots and goes from light blue to light green to light olive

 

[ddhyland]

my EE hen laid this egg...i think shes eggcited about easter lol brown spots and goes from light blue to light green to light olive

very pretty!

 

[kenzier093]

Today my three favorite pullet and two cockerels are 8 weeks and 2 days old. I went up to the coops this morning and I heard this god awful noise! I stood there and I heard it again. It turns out one of them was trying to crow for the first time! Lol I'm pretty sure it was bacon trying to crow. He seems to be the most mature one so far.

Snowflake, my favorite EE pullet from this years batch

Bacon, the terrible sounding one

Taco, I love his colors! He has a gray beard and some gray spots on his head and tail.

 

[chiknhurder]

Mary, Ed and Loretta (l-r).

 

[FVRM]

Mary, Ed and Loretta (l-r).

aww looks like one is crested

 

[Terri B]

I am interested in an easter egger.
Thank you
614-707-3224

 

[chiknhurder]

aww looks like one is crested.

Actually, Ed has a hair piece and he's really sensitive about it so we don't ever bring it up.

 

[chiknhurder]

I am interested in an easter egger.
Thank you
614-707-3224

Are you telling me you're interested in one? I don't raise them. I just bought 4 pullets for the colored eggs. One turned out to be a roo and the other one turned out to be dinner for a hawk.

You should be able to find them in your area. Most Ameracaunas that are advertised on Craigslist or other sites are Easter Eggers because people are misinformed regarding EE's and Ameracaunas. EE's lay a variety of different colored eggs and the birds have no set standard and are not recognized as a breed. They are basically mutts of the chicken world. Pure bred Ameracaunas have a standard recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA) and lay only blue eggs. Chances are if you can find Ameracaunas, they're more than likely going to be EE's.

From your area code, it looks like you're around Columbus, Ohio. Here's an ad on Craigslist for EE chickens in Shiloh, Ohio.
http://mansfield.craigslist.org/grd/4397178097.html

 

[dlynne1123]

Woohoo! So far have 3 chicks out and several zipping away. Can't wait for them to fluff up!