Easter Egger club!

[cmccullough1390]

Cute itty bitty roos?

They're only 3 And 4 weeks so I'm not sure I'm hoping ladies but you never know

 

[Catandherchicks]

Did I tell you that my Sassy laid her first egg?? She was making all sorts of noise every time Wormy or Lady Gray acted like they'd lay an egg, and she finally had her own!!! Oh, and Wormy gives us an egg just about every day now.

Nice! Congrats. Get ready for quiche making.

 

[jerryse]

What variety are they?

Well quite a mix of colors . 2 hens appear to be blue silver partridge ( blue silver penciled ) the light hen appears to be splash wheaten . The cock seems to be silver and gold but no way to tell if he carries wheaten or not . Not without breeding him .

 

[Chicken5555]

Nice! Congrats. Get ready for quiche making.

That's on the list of things to make. I have a pretty big family so my pullets will have to lay a lot more eggs first! LOL

 

[jenniferlamar70]

@junebuggena
Hey I have this easter egger cockerel that I've been growing out. From the beginning I thought easter egger but I'm wondering if he could be a blue wheaten cockerel now that he is growing out. I'm no expert and have no clue. Maybe you could help me out?

He is about 11 weeks now. Thanks

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Here is a pic of my favorite easter egger cockerel cocoa and my easter egger pullet. Still un-named lol. We are working on it though.

 

[junebuggena]

@junebuggena
Hey I have this easter egger cockerel that I've been growing out. From the beginning I thought easter egger but I'm wondering if he could be a blue wheaten cockerel now that he is growing out. I'm no expert and have no clue. Maybe you could help me out?

He is about 11 weeks now. Thanks

Where did you get him? And what did he look like as a chick?

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Where did you get him? And what did he look like as a chick?

I got hatching eggs from ebay. The people said they were pure but they weren't. Adleast some of them. I hatched out ones from different parents. I wrote the breeder upset that they were not pure since that's what they advertised as. They finally wrote me back saying they were sorry and they were really embarrassed. They said some of the chicks could be pure and some were easter eggers. They said some of the parents were not pure but that they had been unaware. So I hatched 3 chicks from them my white is for sure an easter egger. The 2 blues I'm not sure because they look nothing like my other easter eggers. I can't remember exactly what they looked like but I think as chicks they were solid blue. I'll see if I can find an old pic..

 

[junebuggena]

I got hatching eggs from ebay. The people said they were pure but they weren't. Adleast some of them. I hatched out ones from different parents. I wrote the breeder upset that they were not pure since that's what they advertised as. They finally wrote me back saying they were sorry and they were really embarrassed. They said some of the chicks could be pure and some were easter eggers. They said some of the parents were not pure but that they had been unaware. So I hatched 3 chicks from them my white is for sure an easter egger. The 2 blues I'm not sure because they look nothing like my other easter eggers. I can't remember exactly what they looks like but I think as shocks they were solid blue. I'll see if I can find an old pic..

If he was blue at hatch, then he is definitely NOT wheaten. And he's got way too much red to be a Blue with leakage. That puts him squarely in the Easter Egger camp.
The problem a lot of people don't understand is that even if both parent birds are the same breed, if they are different varieties, they produce birds that are no longer the 'breed'.
It's not just about lineage. Both parents must be the same breed and have the same pattern genes, in order for a bird to be 'pure'.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

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Where did you get him? And what did he look like as a chick.

I got hatching eggs from ebay. The people said they were pure but they weren't. Adleast some of them. I hatched out ones from different parents. I wrote the breeder upset that they were not pure since that's what they advertised as. They finally wrote me back saying they were sorry and they were really embarrassed. They said some of the chicks could be pure and some were easter eggers. They said some of the parents were not pure but that they had been unaware. So I hatched 3 chicks from them my white is for sure an easter egger. The 2 blues I'm not sure because they look nothing like my other easter eggers. I can't remember exactly what they looked like but I think as chicks they were solid blue. I'll see if I can find an old pic..

Here are the 2 right after hatch.

Here they are again. I'm not sure how old but it was awhile ago. Not the best pics unfortunately. These are all I could find. They were both pretty skittish as chicks. Much friendlier now though.