The EE braggers thread!!!

[99Violets]

Luna, my sweet rescue. She follows me everywhere, even sits on my bedroom window ledge when she sees me inside.
When I found her she had a 5mm wide, very thick black scab on her crown. I wasnt sure if she would ever grow feathers in that spot again. A little mineral oil every evening to soften it and now she's fully recovered!

 

[99Violets]

Ebony, my first hen, faithfully lays a light green egg every day.

 

[Catandherchicks]

Ebony, my first hen, faithfully lays a light green egg every day.

Very striking!

 

[sawprops]

Here's my baby, Blu. She was sold as an "Ameraucana," but I know she's an Easter Egger (that was for the Ameraucana police, lol). I am actually wondering if she is an Olive Egger with her coloring!

She is 8 weeks old.

 

[junebuggena]

Here's my baby, Blu. She was sold as an "Ameraucana," but I know she's an Easter Egger (that was for the Ameraucana police, lol). I am actually wondering if she is an Olive Egger with her coloring!

She is 8 weeks old.

'She' is a cockerel. That's why 'her' coloring looks a bit different.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

That was my impression too but I didnt want to squash any dreams.

 

[Magical Mermaid]

Hey guys! I'm new to chickens we started our flock this spring. Our first chickies were 6 EEs 1 passed away. And then picked up 2 welsummer 2 gwl's and 2 australorps

Of the 5 remaining EEs 4 of them have super flat combs I'll attach photos. The fifth EE, of course is the only one with a comb. One of the flat combed ones has like a unicorn horn of a comb going on.

I was told on one of the chicken Facebook pages I'm on the flat no-comb
Means that they do not carry the blue gene.... I am so beyond disappointed. I'd like to know if anybody had an opinion on whether my beloved sterling the unicorn would hopefully gift me blue eggs

This is Sterling. Note the tiny little comb at backest part of the comb area.

Steve Harvey

Mallory

Not-Pam is the white chickie in the top there. He has 3 rows of combs.does he carry the blue gene? Will he provide blue laying daughters?

 

[Catandherchicks]

'She' is a cockerel. That's why 'her' coloring looks a bit different.

Trying to learn. Are you saying cockerel because comb is quite red at 8 weeks, or cuz of the 3 "rows of peas" instead of just one thing? Or both? What about the color is different from a pullet? Thanks for playing teacher.

 

[junebuggena]

Trying to learn. Are you saying cockerel because comb is quite red at 8 weeks, or cuz of the 3 "rows of peas" instead of just one thing? Or both? What about the color is different from a pullet? Thanks for playing teacher.

Bright red comb, at only 8 weeks old, and deep rusty red through the shoulder/wing area. Both are male specific traits. Pullets don't start to pink up and develop in the comb until they are close to laying. The number of 'rows' is not a factor. I've had plenty of pullets with three rows, and plenty of cockerels with just a single row.

 

[Catandherchicks]

Bright red comb, at only 8 weeks old, and deep rusty red through the shoulder/wing area. Both are male specific traits. Pullets don't start to pink up and develop in the comb until they are close to laying. The number of 'rows' is not a factor. I've had plenty of pullets with three rows, and plenty of cockerels with just a single row.

Thanks. BYC is such a great asset to all chicken keepers mostly due to people who are experienced willing to share information.