The EE braggers thread!!!

[draye]

Lavender... I'm so jealous. I just placed a order for more Americaunas. lol When I was given those roosters It was my first chickens. I didn't know one from another, just that I wanted to get some hens to go with them. I started out with 4 EE and 1 leghorn pullets. 2 of the EE's turned out to be Roos so I exchanged them for a EE hen and Wyandotte, then added 2 ausrulorps, and another leghorn. One of the leghorns is laying and I can't wait to see what colors the EE's give me. I ordered more because of the beautiful variety in color. They should be in the end of March some time. I have also ordered 5 Barred Rock, 3RIR, and 2 Buff Orp's. I just want a pretty colorful verity of birds. I have 3 roos to keep happy.

No one could convince me that my boy in the pic above isn't beautiful and he is as sweet as can be.

He is beautiful. I need him to go with my current roos daughters when they are old enough.

 

[dak]

Does anyone have experience hatching EEs from a Black Ameraucana male and Gold sex linked hens?

Specifically, what color chick down did they have???? I expected all Black, but that turns out not to be the case.

 

[little farmer]

Lavender... I'm so jealous. I just placed a order for more Americaunas. lol When I was given those roosters It was my first chickens. I didn't know one from another, just that I wanted to get some hens to go with them. I started out with 4 EE and 1 leghorn pullets. 2 of the EE's turned out to be Roos so I exchanged them for a EE hen and Wyandotte, then added 2 ausrulorps, and another leghorn. One of the leghorns is laying and I can't wait to see what colors the EE's give me. I ordered more because of the beautiful variety in color. They should be in the end of March some time. I have also ordered 5 Barred Rock, 3RIR, and 2 Buff Orp's. I just want a pretty colorful verity of birds. I have 3 roos to keep happy.

No one could convince me that my boy in the pic above isn't beautiful and he is as sweet as can be.

Sooo purrty!!!!

 

[flower]

Does anyone have experience hatching EEs from a Black Ameraucana male and Gold sex linked hens?

Specifically, what color chick down did they have???? I expected all Black, but that turns out not to be the case.

I thought blue and black are dominate but then so is mahogany or the red in mix that makes the sex link so I guess both will be present ? Best idea is to go to the gentics threads .

 

[farmerChef]

I thought blue and black are dominate but then so is mahogany or the red in mix that makes the sex link so I guess both will be present ? Best idea is to go to the gentics threads .

blue (and splash) are a dilute of black. Chickens have 2 basic colors, black and red. Then there are all sorts of diluters, enchancers, etc to make them all different colors.

the sexlink is a hybrid, you will get different colors from it, since you said it is a gold(red) sexlink, you should get varying amounts of white and buff chicks, depending on what you breed it to.

 

[dak]

I thought blue and black are dominate but then so is mahogany or the red in mix that makes the sex link so I guess both will be present ? Best idea is to go to the gentics threads .

I think I have it figured out, the sex link must be carrying the Dominant white gene, White covers black well, but not red colors. Thus one black chick, one white chick.

 

[flower]

At least you have a variety huh. So far I just used a blue rooster and all of his offsprings are blue. I hope my gold laced Polish learns how to be rooster some day ! sigh

 

[jendodd79]

As of today, all of my EEs are laying! Saffron laid her very first egg today!

Yolanda​

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Bridget​

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Oh man, I hope I don't have to wait 4 more months for my September hatch to lay, but gosh those eggs are pretty!

 

[CherokeeFlats]

After months of talking to the hubby I FINALLY got him to ok me getting some Easter Eggers!!! Looks like we'll be ordering in a few weeks.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

After months of talking to the hubby I FINALLY got him to ok me getting some Easter Eggers!!! Looks like we'll be ordering in a few weeks.

Congratulations! Where are you going to be ordering from? How many do you get?