The EE braggers thread!!!

[fowlmouthgirls]

So sorry she isn't getting better Peach.

 

[ChickNmamma]

I'm not sure, but I'm leaning closer to injury to my little sick pullet. My chicks do eat at the layers bowl at time scratching away in the pan. But I have feeding stations away from the main area for the chicks and young birds containing chick starter. I put starter in the grow out pen, but the adults like it too. The babies with moms eat at both stations.

My pullet still isn't able to stand and will eat and drink when hand watered/fed. Eyes are still clear no runny nose or discolored mouth. All her siblings are still running the yard. It has been raining here for 6 days now! we are flooded and have small creeks running thru the yard. But, everyone is pecking and catching the soaked bugs.

I think I may have interrupted a hawk during a dive. Maybe it had just enough time to land but not finish the kill as I came out the door. The pullet was too big to fly off with. I did find her in the same spot I lost one last year to a hawk. I chased it off but it was too late she had been pecked in the chest and I had to put her down. The shade tree in the yard is misleading to the chickens. They feel safe under it but that hawk has learned if can dive through the branches.

The smart chickens hide under the 10' holly bushes. I have 2 on each side of the front yard. Plus they have the 40' long porch to hide under as well as the grow out pen and run. They can also scramble to the thick under growth of the woods next to the pens. I don't go in there either. Saw brier's and poison ivy grows thick in there. The chickens have made little trails under it to the creek.

I will give her till morning and if she isn't standing on her own after 5 days then she isn't going too. I hate losing animals.

That does sound like an injury. I have had chicks eat layer feed (not pellets, too big, but the crumbles) and they take no damage from that. I had an older bird go into shock when it was attacked - there were no external signs of injury but it wouldn't eat or drink. I finally gave it some sugar water and it perked up - the stress from the shock can kill them too, especially if they won't eat or drink.

she recovers.

I picked up 10 beautiful olive eggers earlier this week, some have fuzzy legs and some do not.... All bred the same (I think) is that normal?

Um.. Olive Eggers are not a breed - they can be a mix of anything somebody wants to put together to make green eggs. It sounds like yours contain Marans - and some have feathered legs and some do not - and some of their kids will have feathered legs.. and some won't. So yes, all perfectly normal.

 

[jerryse]

Here are some barred/cuckoo project pics.EE or ameraucana project.Kind of a outlaw ameraucana project.Some of my fellow breeders do not approve but no matter what you call them progress is being made.Slate legs on some.Difficult to get slate legs with sex linked barring but not impossible as the pictures prove.

 

[baseballchick]

That does sound like an injury.  I have had chicks eat layer feed (not pellets, too big, but the crumbles) and they take no damage from that.  I had an older bird go into shock when it was attacked - there were no external signs of injury but it wouldn't eat or drink.  I finally gave it some sugar water and it perked up - the stress from the shock can kill them too, especially if they won't eat or drink. she recovers.



Um.. Olive Eggers are not a breed - they can be a mix of anything somebody wants to put together to make green eggs.  It sounds like yours contain Marans - and some have feathered legs and some do not - and some of their kids will have feathered legs.. and some won't.  So yes, all perfectly normal.

I know they aren't a breed, but more of "mutts" but I guess I just wanted confirmation that even though they all have the same mom and dad it was normal.... Which actually was kind of a silly question. My siblings and I get different features too, duh!
LOL
Thank you for responding though!!!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Here are some barred/cuckoo project pics.EE or ameraucana project.Kind of a outlaw ameraucana project.Some of my fellow breeders do not approve but no matter what you call them progress is being made.Slate legs on some.Difficult to get slate legs with sex linked barring but not impossible as the pictures prove.

well who cares what they think lol. A auto sexing Ameraucana good be super popular

 

[Delight30]

Very new to chicken keeping and picked up 6 EE for Mothers Days... really feel in love with egg color and now falling in love with the chickens. Since my friends won't understand just wanted to share some of my pictures and say I am enjoying reading all the posts and viewing the pictures in this thread. My 6 EE are 10wks old, I also have 2 RIW , 3 GSL that are 18wks and just picked up a batch of 5 RIR and 3 BR 3wks old. However, so far the EE are my favorite.








Pretty sure Kimber above is my roo

 

[Peneliva]

Roo or pullet? We've guess pullet in the past but I'm just so nervous haha!

All of the same girl who I've named Phoebe.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

well who cares what they think lol. A auto sexing Ameraucana good be super popular

X2. I think an auto sexing ameraucana would be extremly popular.

Here are some barred/cuckoo project pics.EE or ameraucana project.Kind of a outlaw ameraucana project.Some of my fellow breeders do not approve but no matter what you call them progress is being made.Slate legs on some.Difficult to get slate legs with sex linked barring but not impossible as the pictures prove.

I love the project. I would love to hear updates on how this project goes in the future.

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

Roo or pullet? We've guess pullet in the past but I'm just so nervous haha!

All of the same girl who I've named Phoebe.

I'd say that's a beautiful little lady you have there!

 

[Peneliva]

So 2 votes girl and one vote roo. Anyone elase?