The EE braggers thread!!!

[maryhysong]

It finally worked!

What a pretty boy!

 

[ChickNmamma]

Just jumping in here!...

i just got myself a beautiful ee roo today! And i am wanting to breed him woth my marans, ee's, and rir. And am hoping for some colored eggs from the offspring. But is there a way to tell if he carries the blue egg gene. He has a (im pretty sure) pea comb. And his beard is blue. Willow colored legs. Idk if that helps at all. I will post up a pick of him tomorrow when i get to work (better service on my phone). Thanks!

It finally worked!

I don't know for sure if he carries the blue egg gene - but he sure is handsome! I would guess he does - I have never seen one like that from a hatchery - and if somebody bred him it looks like he has a lot of Ameraucana in there. Do you know what the mix is?

 

[Suzierd]

Suzierd here is some pics of a hen I had (her name was Mirror) that looks similar to yours.

So pretty! Wow girls can have quite a red cone too. Did she have a black beard when she was young?

 

[Suzierd]

If you can afford it,I have heard the electric netting works great.

 

Good to hear. Worth it to keep them safe.

 

[chickenoverlord]

He's so pretty! Love his coloring. My cockeral EE is very skittish, the only reason he gets near me is because he sees me petting the BO pullets and they run right up to me and start becking at my clothes and stuff and he watches me pet them and they don't mind. He won't let me get to close or he runs for it. He's smart tho when I go to put the girls in the crate to sleep at night he will run in really quick so I don't pick him up lol. Soon I will be moving them down to the big coop and I won't have to do that anymore, yay!
I was going to free range them but now I'm really worried because I saw a fox in the yard. I'm thinking of going with poultry netting, so they will be able to get out of their run.

I have a family (3+) of foxes living in the fifty or so acres in and around my farm, but decided to risk it so my hens can range. I lose 1-3 a year, but my dog Keeps a good eye on them and I think the enjoy roaming about. If yor really worried, keep your animals up and set out tras or put out poisoned meat, should solve the issue. (I haven't done it because of my neighbor's daughters dog, dont wanna kill it by mistake)

 

[Sueg4332]

thank you I just found out what I thought she was. The gal that gave her to me thought she was a blue leghorn. I thought the leg color was wrong for leghorn. But she lays a nice white egg. One of them hatched the cutest blue st white chick.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

So pretty! Wow girls can have quite a red cone too. Did she have a black beard when she was young?

Thank you! I think she did but I dont remember for sure and I dont have any pictures of her as a chick I wish I did though.I took that picture about 2 weeks before she started laying so thats why her comb is so red.She was a very late layer though she is around 10 months in that picture.

 

[RoosterLew]

I have a family (3+) of foxes living in the fifty or so acres in and around my farm, but decided to risk it so my hens can range. I lose 1-3 a year, but my dog Keeps a good eye on them and I think the enjoy roaming about. If yor really worried, keep your animals up and set out tras or put out poisoned meat, should solve the issue. (I haven't done it because of my neighbor's daughters dog, dont wanna kill it by mistake)

I applaud your compassion. You could use a live trap, a couple of times in there and maybe the neighbors dog will learn to stay home? If you catch the foxes you could relocate them if you do not want to kill them.
If you just leave them be they will multiply and you'll probably end up losing more than a few a year.

 

[chickydoos]

I don't know for sure if he carries the blue egg gene - but he sure is handsome!  I would guess he does - I have never seen one like that from a hatchery - and if somebody bred him it looks like he has a lot of Ameraucana in there.  Do you know what the mix is?

Thank you! But no i dont not know what he is mixed with as she said he came from mcmurray hatchery...

 

[RoosterLew]

It finally worked!

He looks similar to a blue Wheaten Ameraucana, so I would guess he most likely does carry the Blue egg gene. He could however be only carrying a single blue egg gene. So depending on what you cross him on will determine what you get.

If he is 100% Blue egger then:
Marans you will get Olive eggers
RIR's you will get Green eggers
On the EE, it again depends on her genes. whether she has 1,2 or no blue egg genes, if she lays blue,green or olive eggs she has at least 1 copy of blue egg gene.

If he is 50% blue egger then:
Marans you will get 50% olive eggers and 50% brown
RIR's you will get 50% green eggers and 50% brown
EE - again, it depends on her gene's - but it will be between 50% and 100% either blue or green and brown ...

If the EE lays blue eggs, at least 25% of the offspring should lay blue eggs.

Unfortunately, the only way to truly tell is to breed him to the girls, raise the offspring until they lay and see what they lay.