Easter Egger club!

[iamfivewire]

Congrats on the hatch

 

[cabinchicky]

Hi everyone! I read somewhere that a cockerels comb will have 3 rows of peas. is this usually the case? mine are just under 3 weeks but some signs of comb are starting. I have 11 chicks and one is suppose to be male. thank you for any help with this.

 

[Jayzandra]

Hi everyone! I read somewhere that a cockerels comb will have 3 rows of peas. is this usually the case? mine are just under 3 weeks but some signs of comb are starting. I have 11 chicks and one is suppose to be male. thank you for any help with this.

I read the same thing and am wondering the same thing. I have a few EEs that I'm wondering as well.

 

[Gryphon]

Because some EE's are so mixed, the three row/comb thing doesn't always apply, but it usually is the case. Typically their comb is redder than the females, larger, and wider. Your mileage may vary, of course.

 

[chiknhurder]

Hi everyone! I read somewhere that a cockerels comb will have 3 rows of peas. is this usually the case? mine are just under 3 weeks but some signs of comb are starting. I have 11 chicks and one is suppose to be male. thank you for any help with this.

Think of EE's as the junk yard dog. Like Gryphon said, they are a mix of many different breeds so there is no set standard for them. They aren't a recognized breed.

 

[Tappy4me]

Because some EE's are so mixed, the three row/comb thing doesn't always apply, but it usually is the case. Typically their comb is redder than the females, larger, and wider. Your mileage may vary, of course.

I reckon you pretty much just have to wait until they crow or lay an egg, eh? haha

I have 1 I'm now quite sure is a rooster out of our EEs, and 2 that I think are pullets but they have a good sized 3 row peacomb, but no sign of redness. The roo is the typical black/white coloration with an awesome black beard and his comb is just starting to turn red.

 

[chiknhurder]

I reckon you pretty much just have to wait until they crow or lay an egg, eh? haha

I have 1 I'm now quite sure is a rooster out of our EEs, and 2 that I think are pullets but they have a good sized 3 row peacomb, but no sign of redness. The roo is the typical black/white coloration with an awesome black beard and his comb is just starting to turn red.

I have the best luck telling roos from pullets by looking at their combs, which usually grow bigger faster on the young roos than a pullet and the roos legs are noticeably larger, stockier than the pullets.

 

[cabinchicky]

Thank you everyone for the info on combs. I am just starting with my first roo and trying to get ideas on how to identify him from the pullets. 11 in all 6 are banty. one is turning black and white.

 

[Tappy4me]

Here's pics from the EEs today. (Fearless' photo is from a day or two ago)

#1 Reese



#2



#3


#4


#5

#6, Fearless

 

[Jomini]

#4 I love number 4's coloring and feathers.... It's gonna be a pretty one