Easter Egger club!

[mckenzy]

One of my EE's starting making this cute sound while I was holding her tonight. Almost like an owl "Whoo Whoo huhwhoo" was the call. Was new to me. Anyone else? Hoping not a young Roo sound. :-/

 

[scriptkiddieJR]

We have 4 EE's. 2 are 7 months old, Cluck and Swainson. We also have 2 chicks. I think they are about 1 1/2 weeks old now. This is Ginger. This is Chiquita. We are dying to know what they are going to look like. Any ideas?

We had one hatch out that looked just like Chiquita her name is scratch

she also looks like scratches father

 

[Critter Crue]

We had one hatch out that looked just like Chiquita her name is scratch she also looks like scratches father

Very pretty, seems it is just a crap shoot when it comes to the feathering out of these adorable chipmunk chicks. Will be so happy with any color as long as she is indeed a she

 

[Critter Crue]

Is one mixed with a Wyandotte? Because I see a SLW and then a normal EE and one with what looks like some lacing.

I have know idea, we purchased the pair from a local hatchery as Ameraucana's.

 

[Critter Crue]

Is one mixed with a Wyandotte? Because I see a SLW and then a normal EE and one with what looks like some lacing.

As far as the more mature hens, I adopted them from a friend just a couple weeks ago, I am told we have 2 SLW, 2 BR and 2 EE's. Though only the lighter of the 2 EE's lays green eggs, the darker EE lays as brown and egg as the BR's and the 2 SLW lay pale tan eggs. Am having difficulty adding some better pictures of the girls but I have them on my profile page if you want to look at them more.

 

[iwanaplae2]

I'm so excited! I am anxiously awaiting a call from the post office that my girls have arrived... I am definitely finding it difficult to be patient!

 

[graybeard]

I'm really enjoying our little EE's. the barred roo 'Slugger' is all the lady's favorite. The blueish/black pullet sugar is a doll. She about the prettiest of our little flock of six. They are 13 weeks now and growin daily. I'll try to get some updated pics soon, but sugar is faster than my camera and slugger is too worried about his girls to sit still for a good one.

 

[iwanaplae2]

Sigh...so disappointed! Even though my shipping info implied that my chicks were "guaranteed delivery by 7/16/13 @ 3pm" they did NOT arrive today
In fact it appeares they never even left Ohio! So much for Express mail...

 

[MEMama3]

Sigh...so disappointed! Even though my shipping info implied that my chicks were "guaranteed delivery by 7/16/13 @ 3pm" they did NOT arrive today
In fact it appeares they never even left Ohio! So much for Express mail...

Bummer. Chickie mail is the best, but the wait stinks.

 

[Pyxis]

I just have to share my girls! This is Pepper, a two-ish year old EE whom I took in from a friend who was getting rid of her because her two other hens were bullying her:

I since took the other two hens, too, because she wanted to go with a brand new flock with only this year's birds and as soon as they showed up Pepper tanned their hides. No more bullying.

This is Thistle, with her little adopted daughter whom I still have:

She insisted in hatching under an old deck, so I draped a tarp over it to keep the weather out. She was another adopted bird. I took her from a friend that free ranged and had no run in a place where there were lots of foxes. Thistle had a massive infection and went blind in one eye and as a result had terrible depth perception. Not good for an area rife with predators! So she came to live with me, and has since passed.

And finally, Chickpea:

She's ridiculously photogenic. Pull a camera out and she's there. She's also one of my more quirky birds. I'm sure she's a hatchery bird, and I bought her from a local couple as a sexed pullet. She likes hair. She REALLY likes hair. She will sidle up to you, lovingly gaze at your hair, wait till another bird has distracted you, and, when you least expect it, she snatches a couple strands and bolts off to bask in her spoils.