She is an Easter Egger, correct?

[nbd3um1]

Here is one of our girls, she was all black as a chick and my hubbies favorite. From everything that I have seen I am guessing that she is an Easter Egger. Do you agree?

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Hmmm... I thought they had to lay blue eggs, Lol.

Oh well, never mind I suppose xD

Well, they could lay green eggs, too--and in fact, EEs are far more likely to lay green eggs than blue ones. A green egg is a blue egg with a brown coating, so an EE that was a mix of a blue egg layer and a brown egg layer would lay green eggs. However, some EEs have all the look of the EE--such as the pea comb and beard--and very, very rarely might not get a blue egg gene and then lay brown eggs. It's rare, because the blue egg gene follows the pea comb like 98% of the time, but it can happen. So, TECHNICALLY an EE should lay a blue or green egg. But since they're all mutts anyway, most people would call a mutt chicken with a beard and pea comb an EE no matter what color egg she lays.

 

[Alaskan]

Yes, and a super cute one too!

 

[nbd3um1]

She is SOOOO soft. I had no idea that a chicken could be so soft. My daughter loves to pick her up and carry her all around.

 

[Alaskan]

So pretty and a sweet personality? What a winner!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

You can't say she's an EE until she lays a blue or green egg. She looks like most EEs, but she's not one until a blue or green egg pops out.

 

[hope4rainbow]

You can't say she's an EE until she lays a blue or green egg. She looks like most EEs, but she's not one until a blue or green egg pops out.

Um...?


She is pretty and sweet? Great!
I couldn't believe how soft they are when we got out first ones, either!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

You can't say she's an EE until she lays a blue or green egg. She looks like most EEs, but she's not one until a blue or green egg pops out.

Um...?


She is pretty and sweet? Great!
I couldn't believe how soft they are when we got out first ones, either!

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An EE is a bird that does not confirm to Araucana or ameracauna standards and carries the blue egg gene - meaning, it lays blue or green eggs. EEs aren't a breed, it's mearly a chicken that lays green or blue eggs.

 

[sourland]

I also agree that she is an EE - regardless of the color egg that she might lay.

 

[shmccarthy]

She is an EE she looks a little like some of mine

She is very pretty!