The EE braggers thread!!!

[Kassaundra]

I already replied to these birds on a previous post, but I still maintain they are both cockerels. Pullets will not get that particular shade of dark red on the shoulder/wing.

At first I thought the darker one was female, until I enlarged it and saw those red markings that scream boy, it's tail area seems more female, but I agree w/ you most likely a boy and the other one for sure.

 

[mymilliefleur]

is this a hen or roosters. Thanks

How old is this bird? And am I correct in guessing that it is part black copper maran?

what is this one hen or a roo thanks

How old? If this is a young bird, than it is definitely cockerel.

 

[dan26552]

Regularly?

OUCH!

Almost every day

 

[metallicpits]

I think the man said they were 4 months old.

 

[junebuggena]

I think the man said they were 4 months old.

More like 12 to 14 weeks at most.

 

[metallicpits]

OK so they are still babies then.

 

[donkeydew2farms]

Ok EE owners my 6 EEs have been laying for a couple of weeks now there eggs are still small when will they start laying bigger ones. I am eating them it just takes more eggs to make an omelet thanks..

 

[junebuggena]

Ok EE owners my 6 EEs have been laying for a couple of weeks now there eggs are still small when will they start laying bigger ones. I am eating them it just takes more eggs to make an omelet thanks..

It takes about a month or two for pullets to start laying 'normal' sized eggs. But those eggs will still likely be smaller than grocery store eggs. Their eggs will get a bit bigger with each seasonal molt that they go through.

 

[bigred77]

Sorry if this has been answered before, but can EE's be sexed as chicks?

I am wanting to get a couple of them this year to add some color to my egg collection, but I cant have roosters

 

[junebuggena]

Sorry if this has been answered before, but can EE's be sexed as chicks?

I am wanting to get a couple of them this year to add some color to my egg collection, but I cant have roosters

Hatcheries do vent sex their Easter Eggers, but the accuracy rate is usually closer to 75% rather than the claimed 90%. Regardless, when buying sexed chicks, there is always a chance for an accidental cockerel or two.