She was supposed to be an Easter egger

Chicharron

In the Brooder
Jun 14, 2023
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I got this girl in my latest batch of Easter eggers, which I ordered from a hatchery. But she's nothing like the other Easter eggers in the batch. She is all black, about half the size of the others (bantam sized I think), and lays small white eggs. Plus, she went broody a couple months after she started to lay, and none of my eggers have ever gone broody before. Her only Easter egger traits are the muffs and slate legs. Could she really be an egger? Something else?
 

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Yes, she can and is an EE.
Just because your other EEs have never been broody doesn't mean she cares. She did anyway. And if she is Ameraucana mixed with a bantam, that would explain her broodiness. I've never met a bantam hen that didn't want babies all year long.
What color are her ears?
Not all EEs will lay colored eggs. They are hybrids, not a breed with standards.
 
Yes, she can and is an EE.
Just because your other EEs have never been broody doesn't mean she cares. She did anyway. And if she is Ameraucana mixed with a bantam, that would explain her broodiness. I've never met a bantam hen that didn't want babies all year long.
What color are her ears?
Not all EEs will lay colored eggs. They are hybrids, not a breed with standards.
Thanks! I guess EEs really can be a wildcard. Her ears are white.
 

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