The EE braggers thread!!!

[srhmchlk]

This is Freya

And Matilda
Both 10 weeks from Meyer/BYC. They are very curious and sweet girls. So happy that at least one of them is bearded, love the look.

 

[Mavabird]

Hi! I'm new here and have been trying to read everything but there's just so much! It's great to look at the EE pictures; I've already found several that look similar to my three.


Baby Essie Rae (May)



Essie Rae now (June 30)


Abba (May 18)


Abba (July 1)


Chiquita (May 20)


Chiquita (July 2)

 

[bruceha2000]

Curious, 2 yellow chicks and one turned out white. I think my white EE chick will turn out similar to Abba. The apricot color on her head is getting blotchy and is showing up more on the wings and back. And I think mine with gold and black on the neck might turn out similar to Essie Rae. Mine are 3 weeks younger than yours so it will be interesting to see how similar they are when they are the same age as yours are now.

 

[bruceha2000]

Question for those that have more EE history than I do. Is leg color any indication of egg color? I ask because the EE I got 3 years ago that turned out orange and black had slate legs and laid blue eggs. The other has green legs and lays green eggs. All 3 of my now nearly month old EE chicks have green legs.

I like green eggs (and ham

) but I sure would like to have some blue eggs as well.

 

[junebuggena]

There is no reliable way to know what color egg an Easter Egger will lay. You just have to wait and see.

 

[Mavabird]

Question for those that have more EE history than I do. Is leg color any indication of egg color? I ask because the EE I got 3 years ago that turned out orange and black had slate legs and laid blue eggs. The other has green legs and lays green eggs. All 3 of my now nearly month old EE chicks have green legs.

I like green eggs (and ham

) but I sure would like to have some blue eggs as well.

Thanks for asking; I'm new to EEs (and chickens in general) and keep reading about leg color so I wondered too.

 

[CGinJCMO]

pea comb will more likely give blue egg because blur egg gene is close to pea comb gene on chromosome...leg color and tail/tailless are just indicators of parentage

pardon lack of capitals
oht - one hand typing ,bbq on fingers

 

[GNRMorgans]

pea comb will more likely give blue egg because blur egg gene is close to pea comb gene on chromosome...leg color and tail/tailless are just indicators of parentage

pardon lack of capitals
oht - one hand typing ,bbq on fingers

BBQ...chicken?

 

[GNRMorgans]

This is Toffee - she was in a group of Kindergarten hatched chicks. She's awesome!

Toffee a few days ago - waiting on that first egg!




This is Toffee in the middle of the group as a 8 week old...


This is her as a week old chick. Chubby cheeks!

 

[CGinJCMO]

Quote:
Yup! LOL

But not EE. Hubby won't eat a chicken he once knew, he says. There's not enough meat to feed my family of four on one of the cockerels, even if only three of us are eating.

CG