The EE braggers thread!!!

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

SteveH: I now have three EE's laying and 1 of them is just about the color shell as yours. The other two are just a shade darker than the minty green one. Now only 6 more EE's to go and all of them will be laying.

 

[puredelite]

kyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63491_ee_pullets.jpg

 

[SteveH]

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I only have two more EE pullets to start laying [ unless one is laying a tan egg , its a mixed pen ] , but then there's 6 Ameraucana coming up that are over a month younger .
I'm not sure what color " minty green " is , nor if " darker " means more olive or what ; so my education would helped greatly by a pic of all

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

So after getting completely wiped out by a pack of dogs(all but a few girls) (

) I've decieded to 'rebuild' starting with this guy!! I just picked him up today and I love him so much I just had to share pics!!

He's a BCM X Ameraucana, 6 months old, and is a very BIG boy!!!!

plus so far very sweet (even took treats from my hand!)

Unfortunately its raining today..

This pic shows his colors pretty well! (a little extra blue from the tarp over the run..!)

 

[SteveH]

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Sorry about your misfortune , but congrats on finding that great looking new roo .

 

[LeezyBeezy]

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(This was from page 149)

oops- just getting back here- nope, as far as I know, she's a SHE. Here's another picture of her. She is now about 20-22 weeks, and starting to squat. Unlike her flock siblings, who are doing nothing. hehehe

Editted: I just went out and found a small blue-green egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure it's hers!!

 

[LeezyBeezy]

This may have been asked somewhere else, but I can't find an answer:

Is there a "typical" cross for EEs? Is it the hen or rooster that's pure? What "other" chicken is typically mixed in?
How dilute are the hatchery EEs? Meaning, how far away from a pure Araucana? How many generations away from the pure parents can you go, to still have a good chance at colored eggs.

Some EEs- like mine- look like Welsummers.

Then some of your's out there are really splashy and have lots of colors mixed in.

Does anyone know?

 

[newlyweds]

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SO sorry to hear about your chickens, how horrible. Your Roo is a Olive Egger, he is handsome and looks so much like my OE rooster.

 

[cackleberrycoop]

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Ha Ha! How fabulous is that?!?!!! congratulations.

 

[cackleberrycoop]

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Wow, he's really handsome. I'm very jealous; all my BCM/Ameraucana cross roosters are UGLY. How'd your guy turn out so stunning? I'd love to see the hen who created this guy.