How big are your...?

[Morgan7782]

nothing bad. haha. newbie question

For all Easter Egger/Ameracauna (sp?) owners:

How big are your Hens? Full grown? I am talking about backyard or hatchery, no standards lol expecting many different answers but I am just curious.

I expected my Barred Rock pullet to be larger then my Easter Egger pullet, but the EE seems to be much bigger. I am sure they are both girls, but just curious if she could be bigger then the Barred Rock. Thanks!

 

[Happy Chooks]

My BR is easily twice the size of my EE.

Here is my EE.

 

[Morgan7782]

How about when they were around 6 weeks old? I am so surprised at the size difference between Joon and Munk. The BR can sunbathe on her 'porch' but the EE can't get her big bum to fit lol!

 

[houndit]

It varies quite a bit amongst them since they are mutts. I sold a couple to a lady. Hers are bigger than her barred rocks. Most of mine are fairly small. I have a couple old hens that are fat. I had a couple also that were only a little bigger than a Jaerhorn. They were smaller than a leghorn and very flighty.

 

[Morgan7782]

Thanks for the info

Yeah I have come to realize EE's are hard to sterotype, but I enjoy all the different responses. I am excited to see what they grow up to be!

 

[La_TomboyGirl]

My EE's are good sized. "Strawberry's" a bit smaller & sleeker than "Sweetcheeks", but they are within a pound of each other, I'd say. Sweetcheeks is fatter & fluffier. They are so fun to watch develop!

 

[Goose and Fig]

My grown EEs are smaller than my rocks- about the same size as my welsummer girls. They lay big eggs though. I hatched some ameraucana x LF cochin babies and they are HUGE! Almost twice the size of a true ameraucana that hatched with them. I love EEs