So here is our little EE's week old pics. We finally named her. Ahem, this is Dorothy. We went with our Golden Girls theme, so we have Rose (our older EE), Blanche (our week old LB), and then Dorothy.Sophia will be chosen tomorrow.
Is it just me, or are EE huge compared to other breeds?? In both our batches of chickies, the EE are the largest.
Chickle is a Light Brahma, not an Easter Egger...this one doesnt like the rabbit...lol. She gets spooked by it then sneaks up on it. When the rabbit doesnt move she just goes on her merry chicken way. Her name is Chickle by the way.
oh im sry i know the top one is my easter egger but this one was the next pic just thought i share
Easter Eggers can be all over the place, size-wise. I've had big hens over 6 pounds, and I've had smaller ones that only got to be about 4 pounds.Hello all, new this thread. Not the best picture, but here is a picture of my month old chicks, 3 of which are EE.
Does this breed tend to be bigger than most others? The other 2 breeds in the picture are Buckeyes and Columbian Wyandott's.
I don't think they are heavy as they are tall, lean, and lanky, long toes, with extra downy feathers that make them look huge. Our Ameraucana is about 5-lbs but looks way bigger with her pantaloon thighs and thick underdown and muffs. They seem to have a very long neck that makes them stand taller because of their alert wary nature.So here is our little EE's week old pics. We finally named her. Ahem, this is Dorothy. We went with our Golden Girls theme, so we have Rose (our older EE), Blanche (our week old LB), and then Dorothy.Sophia will be chosen tomorrow.
Is it just me, or are EE huge compared to other breeds?? In both our batches of chickies, the EE are the largest.
ahh gotcha! I apologize for my misunderstanding. You've got a gorgeous flock thereNo, I've never raised Cornish X meat birds but that's what about 95% of the supermarket and restaurant and fast food industry uses. Cornish X got started in the 50's when chicken was a high-priced supermarket item -- Cornish X was human-engineered to grow fast, economically, and ready for market/restaurants by 2 months old -- but that fast growth caused all sorts of health issues plus crowded poultry conditions so hormones and antibiotics were routinely used to keep the chicks alive until slaughter. I think that's where my youth allergies came from are the supermarket/restaurant artificially treated Cornish X's. Today I have only 4 hens raised on organic feed and we only eat their eggs - 2 Silkies, 1 Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, and 1 Blue Breda:
So here is our little EE's week old pics. We finally named her. Ahem, this is Dorothy. We went with our Golden Girls theme, so we have Rose (our older EE), Blanche (our week old LB), and then Dorothy.
Sophia will be chosen tomorrow. 
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Oh thank you! I chose her because of how she had such a stark contrast with her dark eyeliner and then very light body with the dark chipmunk stripes. Of course, like all EE, I can't predict how she'll feather out. But she is very purrrrrdy at the moment.
