The EE braggers thread!!!

[Daphne16]

These are my 2 EE chicks. They are about 4 weeks old. I got them from Beth G. on here. We are worried that the first one might be a roo, I can't have roos (actually can't have any poultry, but neighbors have ok)

 

[LindsayB]

Both of those little EEs look like roos to me.... especially the second one. I'm sorry!

 

[Illia]

I see two likely but not 100% boys.


Love the chick pics! I see a bunch of BBR/duckwings, some duckwings with Columbian, and one definite boy as well as one who is quite likely a girl.

 

[rhs7111]

I have two EE hens who look similar, but that means nothing. Can you post better photos of their combs? Take pics that are straight on and close up.

 

[Daphne16]

I will try to get some better pics, man they don't like to stay still

and are just so sweet.

 

[Illia]

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Color means far more than comb with Easter Eggers.

 

[Velvet Hairpiece]

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Color means far more than comb with Easter Eggers.

I've been searching and searching and searching to find the specific colors that would indicate an EE roo or pullet. Can you enlighten me? I have two EEs that I'm hoping are pullets, but it's so hard to tell! We already have a BR roo that was supposed to be a pullet, and I'm fine with keeping him but we can't have more than that in our little flock of 8.

Here are the two at about a week old when we got them.

Here's the one I'm most concerned about a little closer up. She's matured a LOT and has a lot of white feathers growing on the tops of her wings.

She was always the largest of all the 8 chicks, but now she's about twice as big as the smallest BR (who seems to not be growing, she's so tiny!). I'll post more recent pics of her later tonight. Crossing my fingers for a pullet!

 

[rhs7111]

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Color means far more than comb with Easter Eggers.

Hmmm....not in my experience, at all. However, I think it has a great deal to do with what hatchery (and their lines) that the chicks come from. To me, it isn't REALLY an EE if he/she doesn't have a pea comb, which is easy to sex.
I've seen you remark on other threads that a pictured chick will be a roo---or not, due to coloring, but I have nearly the exact colored EE hens....so again, I really think it depends on the particular hatchery line and whether the EE has a pea comb. If it doesn't have a pea comb, all bets are off for me!

 

[sharol]

Please explain in some detail about "a pea comb, which is easy to sex" -- HOW. Tell me. How early can you tell?

Quote:
Color means far more than comb with Easter Eggers.

Hmmm....not in my experience, at all. However, I think it has a great deal to do with what hatchery (and their lines) that the chicks come from. To me, it isn't REALLY an EE if he/she doesn't have a pea comb, which is easy to sex.
I've seen you remark on other threads that a pictured chick will be a roo---or not, due to coloring, but I have nearly the exact colored EE hens....so again, I really think it depends on the particular hatchery line and whether the EE has a pea comb. If it doesn't have a pea comb, all bets are off for me!

 

[babyrnlc]

I love the color ee bring to your egg basked. The green eggs are from my ameraucana/bo mix and the sage ones are from my other ee.