I need help with baby chicks

[debilorrah]

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If you want good layers, EE's are not the best. At least mine aren't. I would get white leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons.... Those are really good layers.

 

[Judy]

Also, EE's are a mix, not really a breed, and won't breed true. I wouldn't call mine good layers, either. I just wanted some blue eggs for the grandkids. They're no longer impressed and I won't get any more. I ddi get a couple of blue egg layers, though -- and one tan egg layer.

 

[chics in the sun]

Well, it just depends on the EE's background mix. Honestly, Ameraucana's are not the most prolific layers. Many EE's have been bred with more productive layers like Leghorns, so it's kind of a mixed bag. You should check with breeders/ private chicken "farmers" - they will be honest about how productive their birds are.
There is a reason the big egg factories don't produce green or blue eggs, but hey, maybe you could make more money per egg due to thier uniqueness.

 

[debilorrah]

This is a great website about Ameraucana's - the real ones, not EE's

http://www.ameraucana.org/

 

[OkChickens]

What does EE mean?

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

For the bedding I use Mallard Creek wood shavings.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

EE is short for Easter Egger, basically an Ameraucana mix.