Easter Egger club!

[lightchick]

What we do to intergrate is put the younger babies in a round pen type deal and feed the hens close to the pen, after a few days they get used to eachother

Well my chicks had been free rangeing every day "with" the older chicks. And they have been living in the same coop for days. The older chicks try getting in as many pecks as they can when they can reach the chicks.

 

[My peeps]

Since an Easter Egger is a "mutt" is all of his offspring considered an Easter Egger too (no matter the breed of the hen)?

I just had a baby chick hatch. Hen is a d'uccle and Rooster is an Easter Egger.

 

[mama2molly]

My little ROO HE IS NOW 15 weeks old and be started to crow too cute it makes me laugh when I hear him his name is Charlie

He's very handsome! Is he the same age as the one he's next to? If so, when did he become so much larger than her?

I only ask because I'm still up in the air if one of mine is in fact a rooster or not. They're around 11 weeks now.

 

[DuckyK]

We have had our 3 hens for 6 days now. Punkin is our EE. She is the biggest of the group but the least aggresive. She seems to think a lot. I knew she would be the first to roost as she was walking under and looking up by 6 pm the first night. She likes the roost always the first up and last down. We've had our 1st 2 eggs but not sure who is laying yet. We suspect Large Marge, our Wyandotte (also pictured)

 

[lightchick]

Since an Easter Egger is a "mutt" is all of his offspring considered an Easter Egger too (no matter the breed of the hen)?

I just had a baby chick hatch. Hen is a d'uccle and Rooster is an Easter Egger.

A EE is a mixed chicken with the blue egg gene. If any of the chicks have a pea comb then they are probably EEs because pea combs usually go with the blue egg gene.

 

[Xiao Casa]

I thought I'd give Easter Eggers a try, and look who came yesterday!





I can't wait to see the types of eggs they might lay!

 

[lightchick]

I thought I'd give Easter Eggers a try, and look who came yesterday!





I can't wait to see the types of eggs they might lay!

They are ADORABLE!

 

[My peeps]

A EE is a mixed chicken with the blue egg gene. If any of the chicks have a pea comb then they are probably EEs because pea combs usually go with the blue egg gene.

Thank you! When does the pea comb start to develop?

 

[ochochicas]

What we do to intergrate is put the younger babies in a round pen type deal and feed the hens close to the pen, after a few days they get used to eachother

Personally, I think the easiest thing to do is let them all free range together so the little ones have opportunity to get away from the bigger ones if necessary. I have 9 older hens and 8 younger ones. They have been together for 2 months with no problem. They do not intermingle during the day, however. The two older pullets that are starting to lay now spend time with both groups. Must be something to do with maturity.

The other thing that works really well is putting them together at night as it gets dark. They don't see well in the dark and will not fight with each other. I have hens that will sleep on the roost with four-month old babies under their wings, but during the day the same hens peck and chase the youngsters. It takes time, but they will learn to get along.

 

[lightchick]

Quote: I did let my chicks "free range" with the older pullets, but they were pretty much not with each other at all and if they did get close to each other the older pullets would chase the little ones.