New to Easter Eggers

[BLaBauve]

I bought a "Ameraucana" today, but they're actually EE's, right? I've never had an EE and had a few questions. Do most of them end up with beards? How likely are you to get blue or green eggs from them? I'm attaching a few (not so great) pictures of her. . . does anyone have any pictures of one with similar colors? Are they good layers? Oh, she is from Randall Burkey Hatchery.

Thanks!

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Yes, it's an easter egger.

Yours will be bearded. If it has a pea-comb and it is a pullet, it stands a good chance of laying a blue/green egg. There are exceptions. I have a real pretty dark silver one, hatched from a blue/green egg and she lays a tan colored egg.

She's bearded too, and pea-combed.

 

[BLaBauve]

How do you know she'll be bearded? Because of the fuzz there now? Thanks!

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Yup!

 

[BLaBauve]

I'm still hoping someone may have some pictures of EE's this color? Thanks!

 

[ChickenWisperer]

There is no real way to calculate or know the probability of her laying a colored egg, because you know absolutely nothing about her parentage.

She seems like she might start to look like something similar to a welsummer color, but I can't be sure. Pictures won't really help, as all EEs are individual, and even if they have the same "wild-type" color they will all usually have a different throw on it. For instance, I have four EEs. One is a true "wild-type", one has a buff-laced-chocolate butt, that fades to buff/gold on her chest/head, one that is colored like a welsummer, and one that I can only describe as blue-birchen, with some fawn type brown as well (lighter than a chocolate).

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

also their adult colors and patterns are likely to be VERY different from what they are now.

 

[feathersnuggles]

I'm new to Easter Eggers, too, and I have one girl. There's a recent good thread started by KatytheChickenLady (I think?). It's for EE braggers, and a lot of people have posted with pictures, too. I have been finding it interesting to see all the different body & egg colors, plus variations on feathering for their beards and muffs. You might find it interesting to read & post your own pictures. It's here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=273489

 

[BarredBuff]

I have a question how big are Easter Egger eggs?

 

[ChickenWisperer]

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You will never know - because you dont know how far bred they are from ameraucana/araucana blood, and what they have been crossed with - unless you know their parentage.

I've got one girl that is SOLID. When I say that, I mean it. She is probably at least 9 pounds. Then I have anouther, who is much more slim and probably only weighs 5, maybe 6 pounds. One that weighs 5 or less, and one that weighs about 6-7.