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OK, stupid question time here, what is an EE? Is it Easter Egger and what is that? An actual breed of chicken or just that they lay a green or blue egg? I admit I don't know all the abbreviations used on here...like DH???? I think it stands for husband or something close.
EE's are basically mutts. They're offspring who decades ago, when polyester was big, were crossed with blue and green pure breed chickens (aracaunas ameri-whatevers, et al). It was common for hatcheries to sell these chickens under the old breed's names, expecting no one would know the differance. Since they're of mixed genes, they don't have a standard, don't breed true, but can carry some of the looks (but not all) of the origional blue egged ancestors. Now some hatcheries are calling them EE's as people have ordered from them, tried to show the mutt-birds, and been rejected for not having the right birds. long and short without a dna test I'm real slow to claim anyone had pure birds, unless it's been green lighted by a judge. Then again I don't show chickens, all I want is an egg.
DH is dear or darn husband, depending on context.
Sidenote, except for my quail all of my animals have been mutts, nothing against mixing, but be honest when you do.
thank you for very good explanation. On everything. I was thinking maybe Dam Hubby but didn't want to say that out loud. I wouldn't mean it on here anyways. My hubby is a keeper, he does much for me I could never repay.
SOOOOOO, if I had a EE roo and let it breed my Rh Isl Reds or Barred Rocks they'd all be mutts too and be good for nothing but eggs/meat, not show birds etc and I couldn't really sell them as anything special. Bet they'd be pretty tho huh?
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OK, stupid question time here, what is an EE? Is it Easter Egger and what is that? An actual breed of chicken or just that they lay a green or blue egg? I admit I don't know all the abbreviations used on here...like DH???? I think it stands for husband or something close.
EE's are basically mutts. They're offspring who decades ago, when polyester was big, were crossed with blue and green pure breed chickens (aracaunas ameri-whatevers, et al). It was common for hatcheries to sell these chickens under the old breed's names, expecting no one would know the differance. Since they're of mixed genes, they don't have a standard, don't breed true, but can carry some of the looks (but not all) of the origional blue egged ancestors. Now some hatcheries are calling them EE's as people have ordered from them, tried to show the mutt-birds, and been rejected for not having the right birds. long and short without a dna test I'm real slow to claim anyone had pure birds, unless it's been green lighted by a judge. Then again I don't show chickens, all I want is an egg.
DH is dear or darn husband, depending on context.
Sidenote, except for my quail all of my animals have been mutts, nothing against mixing, but be honest when you do.
thank you for very good explanation. On everything. I was thinking maybe Dam Hubby but didn't want to say that out loud. I wouldn't mean it on here anyways. My hubby is a keeper, he does much for me I could never repay.
SOOOOOO, if I had a EE roo and let it breed my Rh Isl Reds or Barred Rocks they'd all be mutts too and be good for nothing but eggs/meat, not show birds etc and I couldn't really sell them as anything special. Bet they'd be pretty tho huh?
This place rocks with info.
