The EE braggers thread!!!

[junebuggena]

April chick, still no eggs, she does look interested though.

Did you put her on layer feed too early? It can really slow down the development rate if fed layer feed too soon.

 

[JurassicBawk]

I've got 4 Easter Eggers, with 2 I raised from 1 day old born 3/2/15 and 2 that I got later on as 'almost laying' at 6 months. One of the ones I raised still has yet to lay anything. The other was the second to lay, but stopped about a month ago and is apparently molting. The other two started about 7 months old, and I give everyone flock raiser crumbles and layer feed pellets mixed together, with oyster on the side if they want it. I bought layer feed when I got the 2 older ones, then realized that the others didn't need it and got flock for everyone, and just mix it so they can get what they want out.

I assume my freeloader will start up in the spring, but at least she's my most puppy-like one, always running up and talking to me as soon as she sees me.

 

[junebuggena]

I've found the Easter Eggers need that 20% protein content feed to maintain a good production rate. All the pullets I've raised usually start laying between 5 to 6 months. I gave a friend who feeds a 16% grower feed to her flock, a couple chicks and hers didn't start laying till they were 8 months old. Her sisters (full siblings, I own the parent birds) were laying months earlier.
They can be very good producers, but they need a higher protein feed.

 

[QueenMisha]

I've found the Easter Eggers need that 20% protein content feed to maintain a good production rate. All the pullets I've raised usually start laying between 5 to 6 months. I gave a friend who feeds a 16% grower feed to her flock, a couple chicks and hers didn't start laying till they were 8 months old. Her sisters (full siblings, I own the parent birds) were laying months earlier. 
They can be very good producers, but they need a higher protein feed.

Interesting observation. I will say I haven't noticed an significant difference in my flock despite feeding a 20% ration to all birds including EEs. They seem to lay late anyhow. Then again I have enough birds that's it hard to be sure who's laying what and when.

 

[summerb123]

 

[Grandmadee]

Did you put her on layer feed too early? It can really slow down the development rate if fed layer feed too soon.

I started her on layer feed when the other 2 started laying in late October early November.

 

[Grandmadee]

If she is an EE would she lay brown eggs to start and colored later?

 

[summerb123]

no she would start laying that color when she starts to lay the shade of that color may vary

 

[QueenMisha]

If she is an EE would she lay brown eggs to start and colored later?

Nope. She's just one of the EEs who will always lay brown eggs. Egg shade can change, egg color cannot.

 

[SilkiesRcool]

Some new EE chicks I got, first time with EE's any tips on them. I haven't had normalish chickens like these ever only ever had silkies. There's 6 chicks 2 pics of each.