The EE braggers thread!!!

[draye]

Omg those chicks are adorable!!!


Today i found out my other bantam EE is laying light green eggs

(She is the first hen on the roost with the black face)

Congrat, on the new egg.

 

[HappyChickadee]

This probably isn't the place to really post this but maybe you all can help me anyway. Is it best to rehome a cockeral when they are young or when they are older? We can't have roosters in the city. I am so sad about this because I'm positive one of my chicks is a roo and semi positive another EE is a Roo (I posted their pics before). I would love to see this roo grow up and see his antics that he already pulls haha.

 

[FVRM]

This probably isn't the place to really post this but maybe you all can help me anyway. Is it best to rehome a cockeral when they are young or when they are older? We can't have roosters in the city. I am so sad about this because I'm positive one of my chicks is a roo and semi positive another EE is a Roo (I posted their pics before). I would love to see this roo grow up and see his antics that he already pulls haha.

If you wait til he's older you.will.know if its a roo.for sure. With roos some people want them older so they know what they look like for breeding purposes but rehoming them at any age is always the same

 

[Rose66]

I know EE's usually have a pea comb from the Ameraucana's. Does anyone have EE's that have single combs?

Thanks!

 

[cwrite]

Omg those chicks are adorable!!!

Today i found out my other bantam EE is laying light green eggs


(She is the first hen on the roost with the black face)

Congrats on the green egg! I love how two hens are all huddled up and the one in the middle is sticking her head right up to see. Sticky beak. : )

 

[maryellen21]

Rose I have 2 EE that have single combs

 

[dekel18042]

This probably isn't the place to really post this but maybe you all can help me anyway. Is it best to rehome a cockeral when they are young or when they are older? We can't have roosters in the city. I am so sad about this because I'm positive one of my chicks is a roo and semi positive another EE is a Roo (I posted their pics before). I would love to see this roo grow up and see his antics that he already pulls haha.

When I have extra cockerels I want to rehome, I start looking and will rehome as soon as a good home is available. As long as they behave themselves they can stay here or until a good home comes along.

 

[gootziecat]

Generally speaking, IMO, it isn't desirable for an EE to have a single comb, as the pea comb is part of what makes the EE an EE. But single combs can be beautiful and useful and I would not cull one unless it was for a very reason. Single combs usually lay brown eggs as opposed to blue or green from pea combed birds. A lot of people think an EE must have a muff and beard to be an EE but some are clean-faced. As long as those lay a blue/green egg, I consider them EEs. I tend to look at EEs as being a landrace, not mutts. (What an ugly word.)They are starting to get away from what they use to be, but a good EE group will all have some similarity and continuity. EEs have an interesting and old heritage. Be proud of them!

 

[jerryse]

I know EE's usually have a pea comb from the Ameraucana's. Does anyone have EE's that have single combs?

Thanks!

I have a few . They will become more common due to Crested Cream Legbar and Isbar being used in making EE . Both breeds have single comb and the blue egg gene . I have CCL mixes now .

 

[mymilliefleur]

Generally speaking, IMO, it isn't desirable for an EE to have a single comb, as the pea comb is part of what makes the EE an EE. But single combs can be beautiful and useful and I would not cull one unless it was for a very reason. Single combs usually lay brown eggs as opposed to blue or green from pea combed birds. A lot of people think an EE must have a muff and beard to be an EE but some are clean-faced. As long as those lay a blue/green egg, I consider them EEs. I tend to look at EEs as being a landrace, not mutts. (What an ugly word.)They are starting to get away from what they use to be, but a good EE group will all have some similarity and continuity. EEs have an interesting and old heritage. Be proud of them!

I agree. I would not worry about the combs, they will still make good layers even if they don't lay blue/green eggs.