Easter Egger club!

newmarch2014 · Sep 21, 2015

EmeraldRuby said:
Hi Im getting 2 EEs that are coming October 13th!! Im super excited!!

Can you tell me some pros and cons?? Anyone? They seem like great birds!

Mine are opposite of the other responder lol. Mine were raised being handled gently and often but are really skittish. They run from me like I am the chicken killing monster. They lay WONDERFULLY! One lays 5-6 a week and one lays 6-7. They both are more adventurous than my other chickens with trying new things though.

kristaschics15 · Sep 21, 2015

newmarch2014 said:
Mine are opposite of the other responder lol. Mine were raised being handled gently and often but are really skittish. They run from me like I am the chicken killing monster. They lay WONDERFULLY! One lays 5-6 a week and one lays 6-7. They both are more adventurous than my other chickens with trying new things though.

yes to that last sentence!!! Both of mine will fly out of the fence so when I'm not home I can't let them out of the coop to free range anymore. I have one that stays on top of me, the other doesn't want me near her. Totally different.

BantyChooks · Sep 21, 2015

oh yeah, that's another negative. They are GREAT fliers!!!

newmarch2014 said:
Mine are opposite of the other responder lol. Mine were raised being handled gently and often but are really skittish. They run from me like I am the chicken killing monster. They lay WONDERFULLY! One lays 5-6 a week and one lays 6-7. They both are more adventurous than my other chickens with trying new things though.

it is very variable, 3 of mine are really nice and one is exactly like you describe! I think EE's can eisily be both ends of the spectrum,
I think the trying new things is one of the best and worst things about them at the same time!

glad your EE's lay good!

Gryphon · Sep 21, 2015

It really depends on what breeds they've been crossed with. The more "pure" EE's I've seen are fairly slender, good fliers, inquisitive, skittish, too clever for their own good, not broody, and good layers. Every single one of those things can be different depending on which EE you have though!

Even in my own flock, I have two EEs and one is at the top of the pecking order, the other is at the absolute bottom.

jerryse · Sep 21, 2015

kristaschics15 said:
I'm curious about one of my EE'ers. She has just started developing red in her wattle area but had no comb to speak of and its still dark. She's 25 weeks old. Is she ok? Late bloomer? She's the dark hen in the back. Hard to see but I'll try to get a better picture today.

The picture is not very clear but I would say she has a cushion comb that is mulberry colored . So go by the red wattles . She is getting close to laying .

KprsMom · Sep 21, 2015

Looking for expert opinions - is my new EE a pullet or cockerel? S/he is about 10/11 weeks old. Some have said cockerel based upon the coloring and comb but I'm still holding out hope for a pullet since I can't keep a roo. No crowing yet. Thanks for the feedback.

kristaschics15 · Sep 21, 2015

jerryse said:
The picture is not very clear but I would say she has a cushion comb that is mulberry colored . So go by the red wattles . She is getting close to laying .

Yes the picture is worse than I thought it was. Sorry about that!

kristaschics15 · Sep 21, 2015

jerryse said:
The picture is not very clear but I would say she has a cushion comb that is mulberry colored . So go by the red wattles . She is getting close to laying .

Here are better pictures of her.