Easter eggers

[woodenfarm]

Why do some Easter egger have the puffy cheeks and some don't.
My little ones do not and they are around 12-13weeks the ones with the puffy cheeks are too cute.....

 

[SunHwaKwon]

It depends how they are created. If they come from Ameraucana they usually have muffs and beards, but they can also be created with Araucana or Legbars.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

My Murray McMurray EEs had smooth cheeks so I sold them

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I saw one on this site that had smooth cheeks and it looked like a cross between Ameraucana and GLWyandotte. I thought it was beautiful!

 

[woodenfarm]

Ours ee was sposed to be Ameraucanas

 

[woodenfarm]

One solid white, one solid white with just a pinch of cream on her chest, one white with more cream and a grayish tent head, and one with alot of cream and little bitnof white. But all have green eggs none have poofy cheeks yet

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Ours ee was sposed to be Ameraucanas

Where did you get them? Ameraucanas cost a lot more than EEs. Feed stores, most hatcheries, and a lot of ignorant/deceptive individuals often sell them under the wrong name.

 

[woodenfarm]

Where did you get them? Ameraucanas cost a lot more than EEs. Feed stores, most hatcheries, and a lot of ignorant/deceptive individuals often sell them under the wrong name.

Local coop

 

[lilmillefleur]

Why do some Easter egger have the puffy cheeks and some don't.
My little ones do not and they are around 12-13weeks the ones with the puffy cheeks are too cute.....

Easter eggers are not usually bred to a 'standard'...so some will end up with no beard.