The EE braggers thread!!!

[ronott1]

Ok, I was confused a bit. I posted a bit ago about an experimental hatch I was mistakenly sent last month. The chicks I hatched are a cross between SG Dorkings and Wheaten Americana. These will be bigger because Dorkings are bigger. The eggs should be a nice blue color but I don't know how large they will be or how many they will lay.

I am kind of excited to see what these will be like. They are four weeks old now.

Ron

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[qball53]

I can't answer your question about genetics, but I can suggest you try to get hold of a breeding pair of Cream Legbars. Besides being productive layers of large blue eggs, they are one of the only auto-sexing breeds: that is can tell the males from females right at hatching. That way you don't have to try to make crosses yourself, someone else has figured out the genetics for you.

Thanks for your suggestion. We have considered the Cream Legbar and at one time decided to purchase some but have since changed our minds. I can't find any weights on those birds but Greenfire says they are Medium Sized birds, that suggets 5-6 pound roos to me. If you have some and know the weights of mature birds I would love to know. When I was researching these birds I became convinced that the egg color of the Cream Legbar was about the same as all the other blue egg layers, meaning the egg color varied from blue to greenish blue. In your experience is that true or do you think they lay a bluer egg than most? Also are the eggs medium to large or large to jumbo? We have recently gotten several types of Marans and are spoiled by their physical size. This has prompted us to want to increase the size of the Easter Eggers so that the culled roos are worth eating. I suppose however with the auto sexing part of the equeation is covered ie don't raise unecessary roos. But then there is no meat at the end exercise either. BTW we have aquired some Rhodebars and are raising them up. Thanks, Mike

 

[qball53]

Ok, I was confused a bit. I posted a bit ago about an experimental hatch I was mistakenly sent last month. The chicks I hatched are a cross between SG Dorkings and Wheaten Americana. These will be bigger because Dorkings are bigger. The eggs should be a nice blue color but I don't know how large they will be or how many they will lay.

I am kind of excited to see what these will be like. They are four weeks old now.

Ron

Thanks again Ron. I will look up the Dorking as I am unfamiliar with it.

 

[Sunnysimplelife]

Not sure if this is the correct place but someone else suggested I ask on this thread. Do you think this EE is roo?



Thanks

 

[Kassaundra]

How old is she, she looks like a she to me.

 

[Sunnysimplelife]

Six weeks.

 

[Kassaundra]

Six weeks.

Then I still think she is a she

 

[kahlua]

I also need a little sexing help...one of mine is sort of "inbetween" the definite girls and boys!! My EE's are 6 weeks old now.

This is the bird in question...





And just for comparison -
Roo..same age - isn't he pretty with all the white?? he was red when I brought him home so the white is a surprise...


And pullets...love this one!

 

[Kassaundra]

I think the first one is a boy.

Your black and white roo will start "rusting" any day now. Pay attention to his wing and neck area they will start to show red spots that will grow into red patches.

 

[Sandra Lee]

Just got my first EE, she (hopefully a she!) is 4 days old in this picture, I am excited to see what she looks like when she gets bigger! How are EE roosters, personality-wise, generally?