Easter Egger club!

[fatcatx]

Thanks all! I think she was gravitating to the EE because they are more docile. The Leghorns may be too flighty for her. Are the crosses more calm? Right now she has a few DP breeds that lay a bit in winter (2+ per week) without the extra lighting. I think she likes her coop/flock as low maintenance as possible since some days she has trouble getting around. So the EE will probably stop laying in winter without the added light? Is 3-4 per week during summer what she should expect?

 

[chirpingcricket]

Thanks all!  I think she was gravitating to the EE because they are more docile.  The Leghorns may be too flighty for her.  Are the crosses more calm?  Right now she has a few DP breeds that lay a bit in winter (2+ per week) without the extra lighting.  I think she likes her coop/flock as low maintenance as possible since some days she has trouble getting around.  So the EE will probably stop laying in winter without the added light?  Is 3-4 per week during summer what she should expect?

Our EE mixes posted above lay right through, not flighty, we hand raise them. Some birds will enjoy being held etc., while others can be more aloof. Like humans, I really think some of them have their own personalities.

They slow down during a molt. Our experience is 4 to 5 eggs with hens 2 summers old, 3 summers old are laying 5 per week steady. No artificial light. I think what is helping our EE mix is that we keep fans on them through the summer with automatic gravity fed nipple water system. Easy to set up.

They tend not to get as stressed out through summer with heat, humidity and panting, more regulated on feed, causing them to do well during fall/winter. I think EE's do well over the long haul....steady through many years. IMHO

Many folks we know locally are barely getting eggs, but our 10 laying hens are steady laying, 4 to 5 eggs per week is good for this heat. And we love the colored eggs! (Course with any bird, need to figure some time out for broodiness, we had 3 hens take a turn going broody this summer, 2 older EE's and 1 Wyandotte, first time in the summer for us???).

We will soon have 15 AM/EE pullets start laying in a few weeks which will help out with selling table eggs and continue selling hatching eggs from our mature AM/EE hens, See how it goes.....

If you want a good steady layer, brown eggs, then RIR hens work well. Can lay 300+ per year, for about 3+ years depending on bird care/health. We have found them not to be flighty and has yet 1 gone broody, not their nature. They pretty much take care of themselves. Some folks warn against RIR roosters, being tempermental?? I don't know, never had 1.

We stay with our Ameracauna and EE roos, gentle.

Hope this is helpful, and you find what you are looking for. Good luck, keep us posted. Chirp.

 

[NosiphoChooks]

Little Bear

 

[Jharper]

Little Bear

She's beautiful! She looks like a sultan or silkie mix.

 

[MEMama3]

Little Bear

she looks just like my ee/silkie Greycie Blue.

 

[NosiphoChooks]

Correct! gold star for JHarper! She is bantam silkie crossed with LF araucana. She's sort of medium sized and very fluffy. My silky went broody so I left her too it and had some stunning chicks

 

[Jharper]

Correct! gold star for JHarper! She is bantam silkie crossed with LF araucana. She's sort of medium sized and very fluffy. My silky went broody so I left her too it and had some stunning chicks

Hahaha! If she didn't have feathered feet she would look like a British aracauna! LOL!

 

[fatcatx]

Hope this is helpful, and you find what you are looking for. Good luck, keep us posted. Chirp.

Thank you Chirp. She wil be pleased to hear she may get as many as 4-5 per week. Right now she has a few Orps, Rocks, and I think some type of sex link. Also forgot to note the interest in EE because of heat hardiness. We can get HOT here so the hardiness would be a big plus. I'm sure she will love them and before too long, they will be in my flock too.Chicken math

Thanks again - FC

 

[MEMama3]

I'm getting two more easter eggers next week. I'm super excited. The guy tried saying they were ameruacana, but I called him out on it and the price went down by half.

 

[Jharper]

I'm getting two more easter eggers next week. I'm super excited. The guy tried saying they were ameruacana, but I called him out on it and the price went down by half.

Wow! Haha.