How do your EEs lay?

[wordgirl]

How many do you get from them a week? I'm trying to decide how many of them I want to put in my order. I didn't get them last time, but now I really can't resist.

 

[Marie1234]

My hatchery ee didn't start laying till 38 wks, but once she got going did 5/wk till molting at 1 1/2yr then went right back to 5/wk. Keep in mind that they aren't going to all be the same because they are mutts.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

My EEs are some of my most reliable layers AND my first layers! I have 3 EEs and they average 5 eggs per week each. Ya GOTTA get some!! Oh, and they started laying at 22 weeks old but the third girl didn't begin laying until 8 months! They were worth the wait though, her eggs are beautiful!

Lucy's first egg:

Lucy, my late layer:

 

[wordgirl]

Ooh, if mine don't start until 38 weeks...that wouldn't be so good. When was she hatched (time of year)?

Do you remember when your EEs started, ADozenGirlz? (Never mind.

Thanks. And bee-eautiful eggs!)

 

[kittykorat]

I have 3 EE's. They started laying at around 27 weeks. I get 2-3 eggs a day from them. 2 of them lay green eggs, one blue. I had a fourth that laid huge army drab green eggs.. but a stray dog got her

 

[briteday]

Our EE's (Privett) started laying right along with the other pullets last year. From 4 girls I consistently get 3 eggs most days. However, they were complete freeloaders for about 6 weeks over the winter, not a green egg in sight. Our winters are not awful, northern Nevada in the foothills, nights in the teens -20's and daytimes in the 30's usually. I'm not sure I'm going to continue to include EE's for my egglaying flock in the future.

 

[Organics North]

My 12 EE's hatched October 18th 2009. One started at 21 weeks, The majority are laying now at 22/23 weeks. 12 birds 4 eggs per day. two nice light blue, three OK blue, one nice light green and two nice pink brown color. (One huge double yolker..from a pullet...)

I suspect I will be getting about an egg every other day from these EE's. Anxious for the other 4 to start laying.

ON
Birds were from MPC. We are very happy with them so far.

 

[rancher hicks]

Gotta ask. If they hatch from a blue egg and it's a hen will she lay "blue" eggs?

 

[macdoogle]

not to sound ignorant, although I am. What is an EE?

 

[cluckcluck42]

I didnt get my EE's til they were already laying but I do believe they are slower to mature. Since December, I think I have had two or three days my EE's have not laid an egg. They are ALWAYS laying, and I get really nice light blue eggs from them. Love my EE's.