EE colouring / plumage - chicks vs/ adults --- Post your PICS!

[Carpe DiHen]

No surprises here...all yellow to all white...except was supose to be a pullet and turned out a roo. Came with two crooked toes that I could not straighten. He can roost so he is ok. He pulled out all but two of his tail feathers and looks like a real dork right now.

 

[TsaLaGi Acres]

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I just love them lil fuzzy-butts!! I can't wait to get our first eggs from our new EE's, posted pic's up on the other EE thread but I think it's died a while back lol

 

[GeneGoddess]

Just updated my post (#1) with new pics now that they are all 18 weeks old! Basically adults, though STILL NO EGGS! And I'm about 99.9% sure that they are all girls. No one is crowing yet, at least...

 

[Carpe DiHen]

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Your EE's are the most beautiful ever!!! I just went and got two more chicks to replace the roo's I ended up having to rehome (EE crowed at 10 weeks (all yellow chick all white now, and is very rooish now at 11 weeks)) I looked for chicks with colors like yours. They are so hard to judge! I picked out a golden one and a rusty chocolate one. I would love for them to have colors like yours! (promise to update in `18 weeks). Thank you for starting this thread!

 

[emjay]

here are some updated pics taken today, July 12th.

this............... is Daisy from my barnvelder colored bantam x hen, with my EE roo Marbles. 14 weeks old.

this...... is Dove, from my Buff Orpington/White Leghorn hen, with my EE roo Marbles, 17 weeks old.

this is my Blue pullet, 14 weeks old, from my blue EE hen, with my EE roo Marbles, she was born to be blue. haha.

this was my favorite chick, now 14 weeks old, tried to die on me once. I still say pullet, she is also 14 weeks old, this is Daisy's full sister.

her as a baby

 

[Coffee4Me]

Those are some beautiful birds!

 

[Carpe DiHen]

I just went and got two more chicks to replace the roo's I ended up having to rehome (EE crowed at 10 weeks (all yellow chick all white now, and is very rooish now at 11 weeks)) I picked out a and a rusty chocolate one and a butterscotch one(promise to update in `18 weeks).

***Update 8/8/2010 at 5.5 weeks!**** Look what happened to my little brown chick "Surry"! And, little "Sundae" is much slower feathering than sister Surrey. Sundae has no tail yet! Her little pea comb has me a little worried...

Surry:

5.5 weeks

Sundae:

5.5 weeks

They came from the same feed store shipment from Ideal.

 

[emjay]

I have 20 new babies, hatched from 3 broodies. I had 37 eggs to start. threw out 14 eggs, 2 died under the hen after hatching and one died in my hands.

These are my new babies, literally, they live in my garage. 2 hatched by my daughter on her lap ( she is 8 ) and 2 hatched by me.



This is the oldest baby, hatched by Floppy, the only one she liked.
He/she is black and yellow.

this is baby #2, and the reason we took FLoppy out and took the babies into the garage, for some reason she hated this baby. My moms hubby, he's a tough guy as per farming ways, and even he was shocked by Floppy's behavior to this chick. This is a big baby, and a fiesty one !!!!!!

This is baby #3, this is the first baby my daughter hatched. she was so proud.

here are the first 3 bonding.

the following is a picture of baby #4 and baby #5, baby #4 hatched while I was at work, in the brooder box under a heat lamp. amazing. it looks just like baby #2, not as chunky.
baby #5, I helped hatch in the brooder box, its name is Arrow. daughter named it that, as it's marking on its head resembles an arrow somewhat. This baby took a bit to walk, but is now a pro.

Arrow, #5

here is all five, taken yesterday, they aren't as calm as this picture today, running and playing full time now.

no good pics of baby #6 yet, but, is very small, but doing very well. still in the sleepy stage. THis baby hatched on my daughters knee yesterday morning. Lily had gotten off the remainder of unhatched eggs leaving two alone. One had died overnight in the shell, so I grabbed this one , as it survived the night. SO, wanted to make sure it survived completely.

baby #7, hatched on my lap this morning. it is out of a blue egg. it is also doing well so far, very strong.

they are my miracle babes, and they taught my daughter alot about life and death.

we did lose one baby, which would have been #5 had it lived. (chronologically)
2 were hatched in a brooder box, 3 on laps and 2 under Floppy.

 

[Carpe DiHen]

Oh my gosh emjay, put me to shame, those are the prettiest pictures of chicks on the forum! Are you a proffesional photographer by trade???

AND, what a nice story to hear about all the babies! Good for your daughter to be involved!

Please update with adult plumage pictures!

What pretty babies!

PS- check out this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=273489&p=122

They would love to see your photos!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Emjay, those pix are so stunning!!!

Gorgeous!!!!!!!

I just stared and stared at them in amazement!!