First time raising chicks and I am loving my Easter Eggers!
I got 5 EE and 5 BO from a hatchery. I thought the BOs were supposed to be a more snuggly breed, but my EEs have really outshined them in personality and transformation. The beards have me laughing every time despite my dislike of them before getting the breed. It’s been so cool watching their feather patterns change week by week too. Here are some pictures of when we got them to where they are now. We have one roo for sure, I’m just not confident which one(s) it is. There are 2-3 in question so if anyone wants to chime in with inputs I’m happy to hear your thoughts! If anyone has guesses on egg color as well, I’d be curious to hear and will update in a couple months when the days come
I gotta say, the interwebs makes raising chicks sound exhausting and finicky without a broody hen, but I didn’t think it was that bad. Puppy pads worked great for the first week or two, but after that the birbs got curious and started tearing them apart. We would happily do it again should we need to. Thank you all for your help and resources over the last few months!
I got 5 EE and 5 BO from a hatchery. I thought the BOs were supposed to be a more snuggly breed, but my EEs have really outshined them in personality and transformation. The beards have me laughing every time despite my dislike of them before getting the breed. It’s been so cool watching their feather patterns change week by week too. Here are some pictures of when we got them to where they are now. We have one roo for sure, I’m just not confident which one(s) it is. There are 2-3 in question so if anyone wants to chime in with inputs I’m happy to hear your thoughts! If anyone has guesses on egg color as well, I’d be curious to hear and will update in a couple months when the days come
I gotta say, the interwebs makes raising chicks sound exhausting and finicky without a broody hen, but I didn’t think it was that bad. Puppy pads worked great for the first week or two, but after that the birbs got curious and started tearing them apart. We would happily do it again should we need to. Thank you all for your help and resources over the last few months!
