Easter Egger Thread!

[Coturnix Quail]

My Easter egger's name is Honey. She is one of five Easter eggers! She is friendly and is our only chicken this color. Frequent layer, and she is not very photogenic View attachment 1135775

I find most my chickens aren't very photogenic! But, she has a really pretty color!! And her tail looks really awesome too!

Let all the chickens out for a few hours late this afternoon. Opened backyard gate so they could dust bathe in their favorite stump. Mom and I were sitting on back porch to smoke and Cocoa tried to pick a fight with Pearl. Guess where Pearl ran to? He got up on the steps behind us and hid behind mommy's back heheh. Mom leaned out of the pic.



If you are able to you might consider taking Kip into the house and give her a lot of small special meals. Maybe a little oatmeal, scrambled eggs or ?? Try some little bits of new things that might interest her. Chicken soup? Put some electrolytes in her water or get a bottle of cheap pedialyte. I hope she begins eating better.

Aw! Every day when I come home I go straight to the coop. I take almost all the hens out and stick em' in the garden. EE freaks out if I leave her alone, and sometimes she flies over the 3 foot fence!! I love her so much!! I never take out the roos because its hard getting them back in! They will NOT be held, or be picked up. I spend maybe 1-2-3 hours with them. Also, my hen is deciding to lay in the pine shaving bag instead, any way to fix that? Australorp doesn't feel safe without the roos, but she gets used to it. It just seems so great taking them out for a little while. They really love it. Also, can anyone help me think of ways to make a diy swing thats easy? I think my hens/roos would LOVE a swing!

 

[sweet6chicks]

My introduction to Easter Eggers: I've had chickens since 2010. We added 5 chicks last summer and my daughter picked them out. the farm where we got them had batches of 50 chicks and my daughter noticed one that was unusual, so of course wanted her. We asked what type it was and they didn't know - it was with some light Brahmas, but they said when they buy 50 chicks, the place they get them from will throw in one for free and its often an "exotic." So, we decided to take it along with 2 light Brahmas (they thought they were Wyandotts, but not so apparently) and 2 Black Australorpes.
the "exotic" is the one in the middle with the interesting markings.

Then the chicks started getting older and this one was bigger, big feet! making different sounds and we were suspecting that the "exotic" is not only of undetermined breed, but also a male!

and then when I showed a photo of him to a local chicken lady, she said he was a gorgeous Easter Egger!

His name is Thistle.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

My introduction to Easter Eggers: I've had chickens since 2010. We added 5 chicks last summer and my daughter picked them out. the farm where we got them had batches of 50 chicks and my daughter noticed one that was unusual, so of course wanted her. We asked what type it was and they didn't know - it was with some light Brahmas, but they said when they buy 50 chicks, the place they get them from will throw in one for free and its often an "exotic." So, we decided to take it along with 2 light Brahmas (they thought they were Wyandotts, but not so apparently) and 2 Black Australorpes.
the "exotic" is the one in the middle with the interesting markings.
Then the chicks started getting older and this one was bigger, big feet! making different sounds and we were suspecting that the "exotic" is not only of undetermined breed, but also a male!

and then when I showed a photo of him to a local chicken lady, she said he was a gorgeous Easter Egger!
His name is Thistle.

Thistle is beautiful! You got some nice chickens, I'd say. Well welcome to the EE world. lol

Also, can anyone help me think of ways to make a diy swing thats easy? I think my hens/roos would LOVE a swing!

I've not made a swing yet, but have been thinking about it. I have some smaller branches that I thought I might make a swing out of. Nothing too long so it can go over the feed storage box. I picked up some colorful rope at Home Depot. I think just loop it over branch ends and knot it and maybe use some big eye screws into the rafters. ?????

 

[MamaHen11]

My introduction to Easter Eggers: I've had chickens since 2010. We added 5 chicks last summer and my daughter picked them out. the farm where we got them had batches of 50 chicks and my daughter noticed one that was unusual, so of course wanted her. We asked what type it was and they didn't know - it was with some light Brahmas, but they said when they buy 50 chicks, the place they get them from will throw in one for free and its often an "exotic." So, we decided to take it along with 2 light Brahmas (they thought they were Wyandotts, but not so apparently) and 2 Black Australorpes.
the "exotic" is the one in the middle with the interesting markings.

Then the chicks started getting older and this one was bigger, big feet! making different sounds and we were suspecting that the "exotic" is not only of undetermined breed, but also a male!

and then when I showed a photo of him to a local chicken lady, she said he was a gorgeous Easter Egger!

His name is Thistle.

He truly is gorgeous!

 

[Crooked Chicken]

@Coturnix Quail I found a few examples of swings that look pretty simple. I was thinking of using a skinnier branch, but the heavier log looks like it might work better because it's less likely to tip too much. The little seat swing is so cute, but I'll probably go with the simple wood or log.

 

[sweet6chicks]

Thistle is beautiful! You got some nice chickens, I'd say. Well welcome to the EE world. lol

Thank you! We have 5 newer chickens, not laying yet - that will be part 2 of my EE story!

 

[sweet6chicks]

He truly is gorgeous!

Thank you!

 

[Coturnix Quail]

@sweet6chicks He's gorgeous! I think EEs are one of my favorite breeds. @Crooked Chicken Thanks! I think I'll go with the log too. I have this really really high roosting pole I might put it on. SHE WON'T STOP LAYING IN THE SHAVINGS!!

 

[MamaHen11]

Well, my sick GLW passed last night and I'm rehoming Gretchen, my feather plucking EE, tonight. All in all a shitty day

I'm going to miss her, but I'm so happy to not have to cull her myself.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Well, my sick GLW passed last night and I'm rehoming Gretchen, my feather plucking EE, tonight. All in all a shitty day

I'm going to miss her, but I'm so happy to not have to cull her myself.

I'm so sorry you had a bad day it will get better