If Easter Eggers are 'mutts' does that mean...

[Chris09]

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Thank you Chris! That was really helpful, I didnt realise how important egg color genes were in defining the breed. It sounds like ANY mixed breed hen that lays the correct colored egg would be called an EE. Would that be a fair asumption? (yes, I purposely left out the second s

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That would be a fare assumption.

Chris

 

[GrannySue]

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No matter what their name, they are fun to have around if you aren't worried about pure breeding and just want eggs. My Puff is a crazy mix but she adds variety to the flock.

 

[Mahonri]

I've seen plenty of pea combed, muffed and bearded birds that look like EEs (and it's what I call them) that lay brown, tan or cream tinted eggs.

 

[kathyinmo]

I have only 3 Easter Eggers. 2 lay green eggs, 1 lays a pink egg. I did not know it, when she was in the layer's coop. I always wondered why I only got 2 green eggs a day, and never got 3, when I had seen all 3 of them on the nest. Since all three EE became the roosters' favorites, I moved them out (and added an apron). That is when I discovered it.

Here she is .... the pink egg layer ....