Easter Egger club!

[jerryse]

CCL hybrid chicks . mall crests , pea/single comb and beards . Double barred males . Auto sexing EE .

 

[lightchick]

CCL hybrid chicks . mall crests , pea/single comb and beards . Double barred males . Auto sexing EE .

Awesome! They are so pretty!

 

[purplehenfarms]

My girls names are Iris, Lavender, and Violet.

 

[Bloveschickens]

What do yall think pullet ?? Fiona is my 6 week old ee and sone have been saying roo i really hope not !!

I had a hen once that's feather patterns were very similar to your chicken. So for that reason I would say she is a girl.

 

[kathleens1979]

CCL hybrid chicks . mall crests , pea/single comb and beards . Double barred males . Auto sexing EE .

That's pretty cool! I have been wondering about sex linked chickens lately. I was wondering what you do if you know the boys from the girls right off the bat? Do you separate them and raise the males differently for meaties? Do you sell them as pairs to customers? How does that work? What do you do with all the extra males (because there are ALWAYS extra males in my experience) if you know right off the bat who they are? Do you (gulp!) cull them as chicks? The rooster problem is always a problem...

 

[mymilliefleur]

My girls names are Iris, Lavender, and Violet.

Welcome! Love the flower names!

 

[jerryse]

That's pretty cool! I have been wondering about sex linked chickens lately. I was wondering what you do if you know the boys from the girls right off the bat? Do you separate them and raise the males differently for meaties? Do you sell them as pairs to customers? How does that work? What do you do with all the extra males (because there are ALWAYS extra males in my experience) if you know right off the bat who they are? Do you (gulp!) cull them as chicks? The rooster problem is always a problem...

Here are some fresh out of the incubator . Still refining the chick color . Girls on the left boys on the right . Selecting for dark females and light males . Double barred males have a larger irregular white head spot . Females can only be single barred and have a small head spot or none . Two barring genes make the males lighter . There is some wheaten Ameraucana in the mix causing the light females . Wheaten (yellow) chicks are a poor background for auto sexing . The idea is to sell sexed chicks locally . I raise the males for meat . No baby culling here . 4 females 3 males . 1 in each group are too light for breeders . Wheaten influence . You are not too far away . So Hi neighbor .

 

[jaymeellis06]

One of the cutest chicks i have ever hatched out. This little guy is a cochin/easter egger cross.. SO DANG FLUFFY.

 

[mymilliefleur]

One of the cutest chicks i have ever hatched out. This little guy is a cochin/easter egger cross.. SO DANG FLUFFY.

Aww! Great photo!

 

[Bloveschickens]

One of the cutest chicks i have ever hatched out. This little guy is a cochin/easter egger cross.. SO DANG FLUFFY.

He is adorable!