Easter egger?

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thank you , but I have a question , is leg color an indicator for other traits ?

If you’re only breeding for blue/green egg color, you don’t need to breed for leg color, feather pattern/color, body type, etc.

 

[Hawks93]

If you’re only breeding for blue/green egg color, you don’t need to breed for leg color, feather pattern/color, body type, etc.

I’m also trying to breed for the barred pattern and beard traits

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Thank you , but I have a question , is leg color an indicator for other traits ?

I’m unsure what you mean by this.

 

[Jhawk23]

Am I the only one who sees a fluffy head? That is super fluffy!
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Could it be the possible beginning of an affro, I know Sultans can have 5 toes, maybe a mix? Or maybe its just me and its the way the chick is standing. I'm pretty convinced thats an afro though.
Ps. Forgive me saying afro lol! Thats what our family always calls them.

She does have a pretty fluffy head!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I’m also trying to breed for the barred pattern and beard traits

If you aren’t trying to create a barred Ameraucana, and just want a barred EE who lays colored eggs and has muff + beard, then leg color isn’t an issue. It’s only an issue if you are trying to keep all the breed traits of the Ameraucana but Introduce a new color.

 

[Weeg]

Honestly I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it. It really is unusually fluffy, but doesn't look crested to me. Most crested breeds have vaulted skulls which this bird does not. It's long fluff also seems be more on the back on the head/neck area than a true crest. Breeds like Cream Legbars do become crested as they mature, but as chicks they don't show cresting or have very very minor differences. Theoretically since it's an EE it could be part Cream Legbar, except it does have a pea comb which makes me assume it's most likely the conventional South-American breed derived EE. We will see as it matures!

I noticed that to. I knew it couldn't be an ordinary polish crest, but a cream leg bar crest is definitely a possibility. I bet she will be so cute!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I’m also trying to breed for the barred pattern and beard traits

Then you only have to focus on those traits. You don’t need to breed in the other traits usually associated with ameraucanas. However, you should note that the pea comb gene is often linked with the blue egg shell gene.

 

[Hawks93]

I’m unsure what you mean by this.

I meant like if your chicken has a trait for flying well , they also usually have a trait for being flighty. In this case I mean does the color of a chicken’s legs indicate another co-inherited trait ?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I meant like if your chicken has a trait for flying well , they also usually have a trait for being flighty. In this case I mean does the color of a chicken’s legs indicate another co-inherited trait ?

While you may have noticed birds with that trait have been flighty, it's a case of correlation rather than causation. Maybe birds you have encountered do show this trait, but leg color isn't indicative of anything other than skin color of the rest of the bird

 

[RosemaryDuck]

I got a gorgeous little Easter egger yesterday and’s just noticed she has 5 toes on each foot. Is that normal for an Easter egger??

I have nothing to add here but I just really wanted to tell you this chick is 100% rocking a mullet and I love it .