The EE braggers thread!!!

[SteveH]

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Muffy and her egg are both very nice , congrats !

 

[cackleberrylinda]

Maybe this is the wrong place to post this but since the situation is with my EE girls, I will start here. I have 7 EE hens. Back when they were very young 3 weeks? many of the babies I had were getting sick. I had two EEs living in my bathroom which is where I would hand hold them up to the water and moistened feed. Pretty sick and I had lost 1/2 dozen or so already. But these two perked up and began to eat all by themselves. One, Angel, could not stand up by herself and still can't. They are old enough now that their sister hens are laying. Pooter got well and is perfectly healthy and normal. All thru their illness Pooter stood by Angel and took care of her, made sure she knew to come and eat and talked with her so sweetly and nestled up with her at night. Totally was her nurse and support. I just feel I can't make Angel stay alive anymore. She seems to be in pain when her legs splay out to the side. Maybe not in pain but it seems cruel to do this to a creature. I have them in my back shed. I opened the door the past few days but Pooter won't leave Angel. Just won't come out the door at all. I feel horrible putting Angel down and making Pooter go it alone. And yet, what kind of chicken life does Angel have. I am terribly sentimental with my animals. Anyone have any thoughts here? Besides that I am goofy.

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

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I think you hit the spot right here. Pooter will go on, and so will you. But you have to make that call. If nothing else, you may have to be creative on how to care for Angel. A life of living on the floor leads to all sorts of contamination risks...

Best.

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

Wrong thread.

 

[Chickenrandomness]

say, when do EEs tipically start to lay?

 

[flower]

Just like all the other chickens. It depends !!!!!!!!

 

[KyBlue]

Just thought I'd share some pics of my favorite EE pullets I raised this year.

Still waiting on some eggs though...

 

[Newyorkrita]

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Pretty Girls

 

[Kassaundra]

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They are all pretty, but I especially like the white one w/ the black muff/beard, who says bearded ladies aren't pretty. And whats up w/ the last one's hair do, is it always like that or is she just puffed up for the pic? It is cool looking!

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

KyBlue, I have one that looks like the last picture in your post. I think she may be the one that is laying my olive egg.