Easter Egger club!

[Chicken5555]

My new Blue Easter Egger Freya

Freya is a gorgeous (dare I say it) cockerel. Do you know his parentage? His lacing is amazing!

 

[Chicken5555]

@cmccullough1390
P.S. if Freya disappears, you can bet that he's with my flock LOL

 

[Chicken5555]

At 8 to 9 weeks old, the only gender indicators are comb/wattle development and plumage coloring. Male specific feathering doesn't usually begin to develop until about 10 weeks old, and can take several more weeks to be really visible.

I agree with junebuggena - at 10 weeks you can tell for sure whether you have a male or female. I have to say though, so far I have guessed the genders of all my pea combed chicks with 90% accuracy by 3 to 4 weeks old by looking at their comb. The boys have a touch of reddish pink at the farthest point from the beak and they tend to be a bit puffier than the girls. Also, the girls usually have a whitish or light yellow triangle shaped comb.

 

[Chicken5555]

We're making the big decision on who's going to the sale next weekend. We're keeping our buff laced blue birds. So cute.
Can't wait until we're back in a real computer so we can post pics

What part of SC are you in? Where is the sale going to be? I am interested. Thanks!

 

[TherryChicken]

I have EE chicks available if anyone is interested. 6 pullets 1 cockerel (I believe).. I'm located in Texas

 

[mamatink7]

Here's everyone currently enjoying the brooder

YES! The chipmunk ones are the fluffy faces I was mentioning before. More you interact with each one, better off you are. I love our girls they are just feisty till they lay

 

[GabrielBane]

YES! The chipmunk ones are the fluffy faces I was mentioning before. More you interact with each one, better off you are. I love our girls they are just feisty till they lay

Hah, these are the babies from Meyer. So far they are DEFINITELY more flighty than the Sulmtaler chicks, but with 17 little ones in the brooder, it's hard to give everyone attention. I've been enlisting my gal pals to come over and hold them as we enjoy a glass of wine so everyone gets held LOL.

 

[cmccullough1390]

Freya is a gorgeous (dare I say it) cockerel. Do you know his parentage? His lacing is amazing!

Freya is a gorgeous girl and I don't know the parentage I wish I did becaus her lacing is stunning... lol try I'd kill anything to touch my blue bird I've already lost a blue Orpington

 

[HerbGir1972]

What part of SC are you in? Where is the sale going to be? I am interested. Thanks!

PM me for more information

 

[mamatink7]

Hah, these are the babies from Meyer. So far they are DEFINITELY more flighty than the Sulmtaler chicks, but with 17 little ones in the brooder, it's hard to give everyone attention. I've been enlisting my gal pals to come over and hold them as we enjoy a glass of wine so everyone gets held LOL.

yes I remember you asking and I responded as I only get mine from Meyer and got my first flock this April and May. Lol that's a good idea. We just picked up and held each one thru the day. Not to mention staring and watching them play. Next wk you could get a large stick or branch to simulate a perch, plus gives them something else to do. As you can tell for now all they do is sleep most of the time.