Easter Eggers

[Lark Rise]

OK, thanks. I appreciate your help.

As soon as he breeds them, about the following day or 2 days later.

 

[chicken fever]

Illia,
I just wanted to clarify one more thing with you. If i breed my EE pea comb roo with my jersey giant, black star, NHR or orpington... I will get shades of green from the chicks, correct?

 

[draye]

Illia,
I just wanted to clarify one more thing with you. If i breed my EE pea comb roo with my jersey giant, black star, NHR or orpington... I will get shades of green from the chicks, correct?

Not always, but you should get some green ones.

 

[Illia]

Most may be shades of green, some might be brown. A small combed EE male would bring less chance of brown eggs.

 

[Lark Rise]

Here is the roo I got. I think he will work well for my EE pen. Thanks for the advice. I can't wait to see what kind of chicks I get.

 

[Lark Rise]

I got this polish roo to go with some black ameraucana hens. Will their offspring also be EE? What color eggs can I expect?

 

[Illia]

Their offspring will be EE, yes. You'll get a slightly more pale version of what the girls lay. The birds will look slightly Ameraucana in body, have slate legs, small beard/muffs with slight wattles, and a small backwards sweeping crest.

I have several Polish x Ameraucana EE's and even quite a handful of F2 EE's from them.

 

[Lark Rise]

I don't know how this crazy idea came to me to put the polish with the ameraucana, but someone on BYC very quickly humbled me by directing me to your photos. They are stunning! I am really excited about EEs. Thanks again for your help.

 

[Bryancute]

I don't show chickens, so I'm thinking Easter Eggers. I would like to get a dual purpose breed that is broody so I can hatch some chicks without incubating. My main concern is that I want to be able to breed generations without inbreeding, and Easter Eggers are easiest to find. I like Ameraucanas, but for them to stay purebred I think you have to breed within the strain. My favorite color for Ameraucanas is lavender.

 

[Illia]

I don't show chickens, so I'm thinking Easter Eggers. I would like to get a dual purpose breed that is broody so I can hatch some chicks without incubating. My main concern is that I want to be able to breed generations without inbreeding, and Easter Eggers are easiest to find. I like Ameraucanas, but for them to stay purebred I think you have to breed within the strain. My favorite color for Ameraucanas is lavender.

The thing is, linebreeding and inbreeding isn't the same with poultry as it is with humans especially if done right. Consider that the oldest breeds out there like Aseels are often found to be birds from strains of linebreeding and inbreeding that goes back over 40 years. And yet, breeds like that, gamefowl especially, tend to live the longest, have the most stamina and health, and still are quite dependable layers (although some weren't bred to be)

Also, there's a bigger genepool out there than you think. If one wanted to work with only one color of one breed that isn't too rare they'd be finding new strains or even slightly unrelated or partially related strains all the time, it just takes patience, good research, and being open to receiving hatching eggs or going to shows to purchase birds.