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Our very first EE's hatched today. I'm a rookie at this. I gave a hen 15 eggs... From what I hear, that is too many for her. So far three have hatched. Two are piping. One is rocking n rolling. Can't wait to see what tomorrow morning brings. So far there is one yellow, one black with yellow highlights, and one yellow with black stripes. I never witnessed anything this amazing. My sister-in-law was there when it happened too. God's creations are soooo exciting!




 
Shahann said:
Our very first EE's hatched today. I'm a rookie at this. I gave a hen 15 eggs... From what I hear, that is too many for her. So far three have hatched. Two are piping. One is rocking n rolling. Can't wait to see what tomorrow morning brings. So far there is one yellow, one black with yellow highlights, and one yellow with black stripes. I never witnessed anything this amazing. My sister-in-law was there when it happened too. God's creations are soooo exciting!
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They are so cute!! I hope a lot hatch for you, it us amazing
Shahann said:
Our very first EE's hatched today. I'm a rookie at this. I gave a hen 15 eggs... From what I hear, that is too many for her. So far three have hatched. Two are piping. One is rocking n rolling. Can't wait to see what tomorrow morning brings. So far there is one yellow, one black with yellow highlights, and one yellow with black stripes. I never witnessed anything this amazing. My sister-in-law was there when it happened too. God's creations are soooo exciting!
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Good morning world!
Eight chicks hatched. (The only Americauna that hatched did not make it.
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But I have SEVEN EE's total now. Five more eggs to hatch.
 
My seven Easter Eggers! 3 hatched 5/22/15; 4 hatched 5/23/15. The rooster was a Lavender Americauna. The hens were Orpingtons (black and buff), and Red Sex Links. Sadly, Pluto the Rooster was killed by a red fox earlier that morning while protecting his flock. (He was such a good rooster!) A Red Sex Link hen was taken by the red fox as well.
No, these chick most likely will not end up as McNuggets. They are crossbreeds to make colorful eggs. It's too early to tell, but the one with the chipmunk-looking stripes seems to be a rooster (but that's just my guess.) We'll see. I don't have any experience when it comes from sexing chickens. Heck, I thought my alpha big red hen was a rooster for about five months... I wondered why she didn't crow. That's another story.

Out of fifteen eggs (yes, I'm a rookie and didn't realize that a hen's clutch needed to cover the eggs in the nest and not whole hen including her wings...) eight hatched. Seven survived. The one that did not hatch was an egg from the Lavender Americauna. The other four Americauna eggs didn't even pip. (I'm giving them two more days before I throw them away.) These eggs hatched on day 22.

It was hard to get the egg carton shot. These little chicks are full of spunk -- especially that chipmunk-striped one! It was one of the first three to hatch. I'm guessing that means that mama is doing a good job with them and they are strong and healthy.



 
Shahann said:
My seven Easter Eggers! 3 hatched 5/22/15; 4 hatched 5/23/15. The rooster was a Lavender Americauna. The hens were Orpingtons (black and buff), and Red Sex Links. Sadly, Pluto the Rooster was killed by a red fox earlier that morning while protecting his flock. (He was such a good rooster!) A Red Sex Link hen was taken by the red fox as well.
No, these chick most likely will not end up as McNuggets. They are crossbreeds to make colorful eggs. It's too early to tell, but the one with the chipmunk-looking stripes seems to be a rooster (but that's just my guess.) We'll see. I don't have any experience when it comes from sexing chickens. Heck, I thought my alpha big red hen was a rooster for about five months... I wondered why she didn't crow. That's another story.

Out of fifteen eggs (yes, I'm a rookie and didn't realize that a hen's clutch needed to cover the eggs in the nest and not whole hen including her wings...) eight hatched. Seven survived. The one that did not hatch was an egg from the Lavender Americauna. The other four Americauna eggs didn't even pip. (I'm giving them two more days before I throw them away.) These eggs hatched on day 22.

It was hard to get the egg carton shot. These little chicks are full of spunk -- especially that chipmunk-striped one! It was one of the first three to hatch. I'm guessing that means that mama is doing a good job with them and they are strong and healthy.



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I love it! (Nuggets!) Sorry that the other eggs didn't hatch for you..and about your poor roo. I hate to lose a good rooster. I have put 12 of my own EE eggs under an Australorp (probably too many as well), but she is a big girl so we shall see. I am amazed that chicks raised by a broody stood still for the one second needed to snap your egg carton photo, good job!
Great pics.
 
Has anyone had problems with their EEs not being friendly? I have 11 I bought as day old pullets, had them about 3 weeks now. They are terrified of me, they absolutely don't want attention. I have other chicks older than them in standard size and bantams and they're all friendly. I don't have problems with them at all. With the EEs its a nightmare, cleaning their brooder takes a while I have to catch each chick and put them in a crate, there's one Rhode Island red pullet with them and she's friendly, but none of the EEs are. I've tried lots of different things to get them used to me and nothing works, just wondering if this is typical of the breed
 

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