The EE braggers thread!!!

[OldChurchEggery1]

Here, this might help, too. This is one that I know is out of the second pullet pictured above when crossed with a white EE (genetic background a mystery on the male EE). Unfortunately for me, that means she is likely carrying one copy of yellow skin gene (recessive to white skin) thus the green legs and yellow beak on this guy. I crossed her with the first progression-picture cockerel more recently and have those chicks in another grow-out area. It's neat seeing what you can get when crossing things to EEs because they have such a mix of things/patterns in their background.

 

[TREX]

black one


The camera was pretty closeon some of these shots so some of it could be lens distortion due to the beak being the closest point to the camera.I've just read so many differing opinions on EE coloring of feathers and of this and that I'm just thoroughly confused,

add to that the thought that I might have pulled out 2 roos out of a bin full of 'sexed" pullets and its just plain irritating.Went through the same thing with my barred rocks when some folks said that because the had irregular head spots as chicks they would be roos.Since then it has turned out that they are both hens.Really hoping at least one of these"ladies" will actually be a lady.(sigh)

 

[TREX]

Here, this might help, too. This is one that I know is out of the second pullet pictured above when crossed with a white EE (genetic background a mystery on the male EE). Unfortunately for me, that means she is likely carrying one copy of yellow skin gene (recessive to white skin) thus the green legs and yellow beak on this guy. I crossed her with the first progression-picture cockerel more recently and have those chicks in another grow-out area. It's neat seeing what you can get when crossing things to EEs because they have such a mix of things/patterns in their background.

Cute! one of mine looks similar to this.

 

[TREX]

On average when do the saddle feathers and sickle feathers come in?and when do the combs start aquiring color?First attempt at crowing?Just trying to build a list of what to look for at what average age.Thanks for any advice!!

 

[debid]

On average when do the saddle feathers and sickle feathers come in?and when do the combs start aquiring color?First attempt at crowing?Just trying to build a list of what to look for at what average age.Thanks for any advice!!

There's variance, of course. My EE cockerel was early to feather and his tail came in long and twisted a bit toward the center. He had red splotching on the back and wing bow at 3 weeks, reddened and developing comb at 4, visible hackle and saddle feathers around 12 weeks accompanied by harassing the pullets, full-blown crowing at 14 weeks (he apparently practiced only when I wasn't nearby).

I've seen EE cockerels hide their gender past the 4 month mark but those are typically solid colors. Yours should be obvious much sooner.

 

[TREX]

There's variance, of course. My EE cockerel was early to feather and his tail came in long and twisted a bit toward the center. He had red splotching on the back and wing bow at 3 weeks, reddened and developing comb at 4, visible hackle and saddle feathers around 12 weeks accompanied by harassing the pullets, full-blown crowing at 14 weeks (he apparently practiced only when I wasn't nearby).

I've seen EE cockerels hide their gender past the 4 month mark but those are typically solid colors. Yours should be obvious much sooner.

Thank you!

I will keep this in mind as I watch them grow.Do you have any pics of your young male?

 

[mommy2david]

He dont look like a EE. This is a picture of our EE rooster at a few months before he got eaten by coyote

 

[chickencrazy429]

He dont look like a EE. This is a picture of our EE rooster at a few months before he got eaten by coyote

Aww. He was beautiful!! Er, handsome.

 

[debid]

Thank you! I will keep this in mind as I watch them grow.Do you have any pics of your young male?

Tons of them! He was a pretty boy and a fine example of a fast-feathering, early developing male.

You can already see the comb growth (he started with one row of defined peas), the start of red splotching, and that funky tail curl in these 4 week old tail and head shots:

At 8 weeks, the splotches of brick red are really coming in, the tail has pointed tips and an arc to all of the feathers. His comb is well developed:

This is 15 weeks and you can easily see the draping saddles, yellow hackles, and even though he's molting his tail the sickles are there:

Note, no visible spurs. He didn't grow those until after six months. He also had a rather light build with legs that were the same size as the girls'. His stance wasn't very upright until he started filling in. But, still an obvious male (to a trained eye) pretty early.

 

[Twizzlebee]

I have been stalking this thread for months. I really really want some EE's. All of mine from last year were killed by my dog and predators ;(