The EE braggers thread!!!

[Kassaundra]

Windancer, very pretty, ummm handsome boy.

 

[little farmer]

This is my new Roo.... I havent named him yet... still thinking



He's a pretty boy. I couldnt get pics of my girls as they were being uncooperative after we got home.

Pretty-uh- Handsome!!!! You should name him Tucker. ;D Just kidding, you don't have to.

 

[CherokeeFlats]

Pretty-uh- Handsome!!!! You should name him Tucker. ;D Just kidding, you don't have to.

I totally LOVE the name Tucker!!!

That will be his name.. THANK YOU little farmer!

 

[little farmer]

Quote: You're welcome!!!

 

[bellaleah]

awesome info from everyone, thanks. if i could ask a few more questions, first, are the ee's eggs small ,medium or large? the woman at the feed store said their eggs are very large, but i would rather here from some of you , as i don't always think people who sell from a feed store are as informed as all of you who actually own them. i am getting them for eggs, not meat, so i would like to get large egg layers. also, would i be better off getting all ee's? i am only getting 8 chicks, did everyone start out with more or less? i haven't ordered them yet, and am not really sure how many to get. i want them for my family of four, and maybe have some for my two young daughters to sell to the neighborhood. also, how many people get their chicks from the feed store and end up with roo's? the woman told me she could give me a 90% chance of getting the sexes right. thanks again everyone, julie

 

[little farmer]

Hi Julie!!!
8 chickens should be fine for eggs!!! Some feed stores even have their chicks already sexed. Check their website (if they have one) or ask (though you might've already) to see if certain breeds are for sure already sexed. Hope all goes well!!!

 

[Kassaundra]

awesome info from everyone, thanks. if i could ask a few more questions, first, are the ee's eggs small ,medium or large? the woman at the feed store said their eggs are very large, depends, but mine are mostly on the large side.but i would rather here from some of you , as i don't always think people who sell from a feed store are as informed as all of you who actually own them. i am getting them for eggs, not meat, so i would like to get large egg layers. also, would i be better off getting all ee's? some ee lay better then others, if you are wanting as many eggs as possible an egg laying specialist is probably what you want, but if you are wanting nice chickens that are yard candy and variety in color/ pattern and egg color then ee are a good choice, or a mix of ee and other egg laying powerhouse chickens. i am only getting 8 chicks, did everyone start out with more or less? I started out w/ 25 (minimum order from the hatchery I got them from) i haven't ordered them yet, and am not really sure how many to get. i want them for my family of four, and maybe have some for my two young daughters to sell to the neighborhood. also, how many people get their chicks from the feed store and end up with roo's? got mine sexed as pullets from a hatchery and got one boy the woman told me she could give me a 90% chance of getting the sexes right. maybe if they order thier chicks as sexed from whatever hatchery they use and they didn't get put in the wrong box by mistake. thanks again everyone, julie

 

[DURR]

Hey Guys! I don't think I've posted here yet, but I have 11 EE's and 1 EE x Silkie cross hen. They are a stunning "breed". So colorful and full of character! I was wondering if anyone would be interested in buying some hatching eggs? I'm getting too many to keep and give away the majority to family memebers!! If you'd be interested just PM me! And here's a pic of my flock hoarding the feed dish!

 

[chicken pickin]

awesome info from everyone, thanks. if i could ask a few more questions, first, are the ee's eggs small ,medium or large? the woman at the feed store said their eggs are very large, but i would rather here from some of you , as i don't always think people who sell from a feed store are as informed as all of you who actually own them. i am getting them for eggs, not meat, so i would like to get large egg layers. also, would i be better off getting all ee's? i am only getting 8 chicks, did everyone start out with more or less? i haven't ordered them yet, and am not really sure how many to get. i want them for my family of four, and maybe have some for my two young daughters to sell to the neighborhood. also, how many people get their chicks from the feed store and end up with roo's? the woman told me she could give me a 90% chance of getting the sexes right. thanks again everyone, julie

I have 3 EEs (2 laying) they lay large-exlarge eggs 1 blue 1 green every other day my 3rd EE is a year old on feb 27th and has yet to give me an egg.

I also have a new silkie/EE cross she lays medium sized green eggs, she seems to lay 5-6 eggs week

As for how many to start out with, 8 seems good for a fam of four. We were gonna start with 8, so we ordered 12 in case of DOA during shipping and I was unsure if i would do good with chicks for my first time. So 12 came and 12 survived. Turns out I decided 12 wasnt enough and over the past year have gone up to 26 chickens and an incubator that has been running for 3 months straight and we have also done meat birds and ventured into turkeys and im thinking on starting on quail. lol Chicken math itll getcha lol. But really 8 is a good number to start.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

awesome info from everyone, thanks. if i could ask a few more questions, first, are the ee's eggs small ,medium or large? the woman at the feed store said their eggs are very large, but i would rather here from some of you , as i don't always think people who sell from a feed store are as informed as all of you who actually own them. i am getting them for eggs, not meat, so i would like to get large egg layers. also, would i be better off getting all ee's? i am only getting 8 chicks, did everyone start out with more or less? i haven't ordered them yet, and am not really sure how many to get. i want them for my family of four, and maybe have some for my two young daughters to sell to the neighborhood. also, how many people get their chicks from the feed store and end up with roo's? the woman told me she could give me a 90% chance of getting the sexes right. thanks again everyone, julie

i got 16 chicks from a feed store and they were all pullets.