Easter Egger club!

jerryse · Nov 23, 2014

One of my EE pullets . She is not laying yet .

UrbanFarmOC · Nov 23, 2014

BoostPsi said:
ok I don't have pictures on this computer but I will post one soon... I have 3 Easter Eggers named Bunny, Bunny and Bunny because I couldn't tell them apart when they were small...one Andalusian and one Old English Game Bantam

My Andalusian started laying on Nov 7th and I'm guessing lays 6 out of 7 days each week... one Bunny started laying on the 15th and has only laid one other egg since

how often do EE's lay? and is a slow start(at least from what I kind of expected) a common thing?

my flock is energetic and active so I don't think anyone is ill... I am also in Southern Cal so the weather has been 50's-60's at night and 60's-80's in the daytime recently just in case weather matters

I got my 2 EEs in late April, one started laying and continued to lay consistently at 22 weeks, though there is a slight decrease with the shorter days. The other one started laying at 26.5 weeks. I live on the border of LA and Orange counties. On average, my EEs are each laying about 3-5 eggs a week. Some people say feed makes a difference in egg-laying and the quality. I've never tested it, so I don't know how much of a difference it makes, if any, but I do feed mine organic feed and I scoop some fermented feed for them like an extra treat about 5x a week. Mine also free range in my yard.

UrbanFarmOC · Nov 23, 2014

jerryse said:
One of my EE pullets . She is not laying yet .

Very pretty. I like her patterning and the dark beard!

redrooster99 · Nov 23, 2014

Just thought i would share some pics.

BoostPsi · Nov 23, 2014

they were more interested in eating than posing for pictures but thats Bunny, Bunny and Bunny... the Andalusian is Bleu and OG is the Old English Game Bird

iamfivewire · Nov 23, 2014

some very pretty birds posted recently

holm25 · Nov 24, 2014

Jessy

uhohmaeday · Nov 24, 2014

This is our little 10 week old EE bantam. Her name is Sleepy because she falls right asleep when you hold her. Her favorite treats are mealworms (yum!). She's also a model in her spare time as you can see.