The EE braggers thread!!!

[Vickir73]

No, I'm actually looking for an EE roo just for my EE girls. I'd like to try to start breeding my own EEs so I can see how many colors of birds I can get. Later when I want darker eggs, I'll put one of my EE girls in with one of my Maran roos. All my EE girls look about the same (except for a white one I have), so I'd just like to experiment. If anyone has one and is close or is interested in shipping (although it's getting kinda hot for that), please let me know. Thank you!!

 

[torrelee]

If an EE is bred to something else will the offspring necessarily have the muffs or green legs?? I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that my Mariposa is a "muffless, yellow legged green egg layer", lol, but think that the lady pulled a fast one on me.

 

[pinkwindsong]

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your girl is very pretty I love the black spots.. I hope she will lay colored eggs for you.. my Ee girls are white and brown and brown with black.. but hey do have colored legs..
good luck with your girl )O(
Pink

 

[phasianidae]

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If a green legged EE is crossed to a yellow legged breed the offspring will have yellow legs. If a slate legged EE is crossed to a yellow legged breed then the offspring will have white legs. If a green or slate legged EE is crossed to a white legged breed all of the offspring will have white legs. If the EE parent is heterozygous for beard/muffs (as many of them are) and the other parent is beardless, then half of the offspring will have beards. If the EE parent is homozygous for beard/muffs then all of the offspring will be bearded. Your pullet could very likely lay blue/green eggs. Green legs and beard/muffs are not necessary for a hen to lay blue or green eggs. Check her combtype.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

Does anyone know the genetics or likelyhood of the following EE mixes laying colored eggs? I have some EE mix chicks that came from blue/green eggs, but the father was a Rhode Island Red. Do they have a 50% chance of laying brown eggs, versus green or blue? Are 1 of the 2 colors more likely than the other? Or are they very likely to lay olive eggs?

 

[GhostRider65]

Ok you EE experts need a final hopefully.. sex on these 3
My dark brown 1 I know is a rooster he crows all the time the other 2 I have no Idea somedays I think my gray beard is a hen then I look the next day and say nawwwww it's a roo wishful thinking, and the grey brown 1 seems to be a hen but not sure on her either. HELP!!!!!!

my wishful thinking hen??

The guy facing the wall

 

[wingsofglory]

My guesses:

The top one looks like a hen. The hens seen to have areas of different colors that blend into each other, and any pattern in the color is more subtle.

The one with a lot of white and the one facing the wall look like roos. Roos seem to have splatchier colors.

 

[Kassaundra]

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And the big bright combs.

 

[BluBug]

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I have 2 EE Roos~Where are you? I am in Central KY~ They are 3 months old June 23 & both are crowing.

 

[SteveH]

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EEs [that lay blue/green eggs] can either be pure for blue/green eggs or or only have one copy of that gene because it's a dominate gene. Any EE that's pure for it will pass one copy for blue/green to all her chicks........................ therefore all her chicks from a RIR will lay blue/green eggs. The EEs that only have one copy for blue/green eggs will only pass that copy to 50% of the chucks from a RIR. The offspring are not likely to be olive eggers because RIRs don't lay a super dark egg. [Green and olive eggs are blue eggs with a brown tint over the top; add a dark enough brown tint, and you can completely hide the blue. The three darkest brown eggs in this picture were actually from an olive egger....................... though too dark for any blue to show.]