The EE braggers thread!!!

[mymilliefleur]

Congratulations. It is very exciting whenever you get that first egg especially from one that you raised yourself.

I know! It seems only a few days ago that they were chicks.

 

[bruceha2000]

Below is the olive egg next to the others. It came from a different hen correct? They dont lay light colors then a totally darker one correct?

No. There can be some variation. Mine seem to lay darker at the start of a "run" and lighter at the end but nothing so dramatic as that. Noticeable more if you have one from each "end" so not that much different.

 

[ChickyChickens]

I know! It seems only a few days ago that they were chicks.

 

[FVRM]

My giant blue EE egg.

 

[Frindizzle]

My giant blue EE egg.

Wow!

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Wow!

My EE's have been kicking out some jumbo sized eggs too. They must know springs just around the corner.

 

[sunflower4you]

Just found this thread. We got some EEs last spring and it is so fun getting colored eggs!!

Welcome! Love the picture of the hen in the egg basket. Looks like she laid quite a clutch!

 

[holm25]

Welcome! Love the picture of the hen in the egg basket. Looks like she laid quite a clutch!

Thanks!! She is a goofy bird.

 

[HappyChickadee]

I got my EE babies today. The yellowish/buff looking one is an EE, the more grey one is an EE and the Blackish Grayish one at the bottom is an OE.

So, this is a stupid question - I am sure. I have Barred Rocks so this was not something I thought about because I knew they lay brown eggs. I was hoping, as most everyone probably does, for blue eggs but am I understanding it correctly that an EE with a straight comb is most likely not going to be a blue egg layer?

 

[draye]

I got my EE babies today.  The yellowish/buff looking one is an EE, the more grey one is an EE and the Blackish Grayish one at the bottom is an OE.

So, this is a stupid question - I am sure. I have Barred Rocks so this was not something I thought about because I knew they lay brown eggs. I was hoping, as most everyone probably does, for blue eggs but am I understanding it correctly that an EE with a straight comb is most likely not going to be a blue egg layer?

First a question: Did you order Barred Rocks?

Straight (single )comb on Easter Egger: most likely it will not lay blue/green eggs, but there could be a slim chance of laying colored eggs. I wouldn't hold my breath for it though.

If you're asking about the olive Egger laying colored eggs because if a straight comb then that one I can't answer I've only lightly dealt with OE's and never kept any to see if single combed lay colored eggs or not.