Easter Egger club!

[HerbGir1972]

This is the only one that doesn't have all their head/face feathers too

 

[ochochicas]

Looks like a pullet so far.

 

[HerbGir1972]

here are some more photos of the others (all 5 weeks old & 2 days
Same one as above our Nutmeg colored EE (out of blue egg)

Our Ginger colored EE (out of blue egg)
likes to fly up into you lap whether you have food or not.

Our clove colored Partridge Plymouth RokXEE blend (out of brown egg)

Our Salt & Pepper EE (out of a blue egg)

 

[HerbGir1972]

I tried to feather sex at about 2 days. and from my experience thus far all the pullets grew out tail feathers first & fastest.
I went by this when choosing these 4, Really hoping for hens, I have 2 more from the December Hatch, They are both developing along the same lines.
I know people say you cant wing feather sex ees. But there were 5 distinctly different wings that look like all the cockerel wing feather sexing images I pull up on my computer.
I just hope it's fairly accurate.
We are trying to have different varieties so we can more easily identify what's cockerel and what's pullet. I think it takes experience not internet searching for that.
I have one more batch of 13 ees in the bator right now.
I know I'll never know with the silkies in there

(and we plan to have silkieXEE later on...Those will surely be a challenge too.

 

[redrooster99]

This is Hawk ( know renamed shadow )

 

[ChickyChickens]

This is Hawk ( know renamed shadow )

Aww, cute!!

 

[gapey]

My pair of Easter Eggers (Ali and Ari) wish you a Happy New Year!

 

[birdman55]

first wall up and wired second long wall up....moving right along in this cold

 

[jerryse]

Set some eggs today . Decembers mild temperatures tempted me . I hope it is not another harsh winter .

 

[HerbGir1972]

Whelp the EE babies and Rhodebars went to the farm
I did put a 75 watt in bulb in the coop to keep the air temp warmer.
I thought I'd back it down to a 60 in a few days then a 40 to wean them off the little extra heat.
the ee's are going on 6 weeks old and the Rhodebars and little Jethro are older. They should huddle together to stay warm.
No pecking or fighting is good.

I did have to move the extra roos around, I think I am going to try and get my pen separated tomorrow and cut a door, so I can put all my bantys together.
Going to have a EE bantam roo coming online for sale soon. He made some pretty babies, but We've 2 LF roos should be coming to maturity and getting interested in the ladies soon.
Thought I'd remove a problem before it started.