The EE braggers thread!!!

[DMRippy]

Really not sure what color one would call her. She has changed color often as she has grown. she went from light gold to white to white with pale gold lacing and gray head. the gold has gotten darker and more of it and the gray head has faded to hints of gray as she has matured. I love her beard and she is every bit as solf and fluffy as my orp. That is a rose comb? Thans for letting me share. :

Probably a pea comb. My wheaten Am pullets don't really have any thing there much. Rose combs are bigger at that age. Here is a Splash Laced Red pullet. Rose combs are wide and flat and come to a point in the back and will have bumps all over sometimes. Pea combs are.... well different. I find them different in each pen really. My EE can have wild hybrid combs. My wheaten hens... very little shape to the comb. Most have a ridges that run from the front to the back. Roos typically have 3 ridges.

Rose Combs




Pea Combs

These guys are brothers and see the difference.

 

[kivi]

That was very helpful! I am very new to chickens. I read alot before my 6 came in June but nothing is like hands on learning and talking to other chicken enthusiests. thanks again

 

[DMRippy]

That was very helpful! I am very new to chickens. I read alot before my 6 came in June but nothing is like hands on learning and talking to other chicken enthusiests. thanks again

.... watch the chicken math.... it will get you.... QUICK! I have had chickens since March of 2011 and now have about 300+ (chicks, juvies and adults)

 

[littlechicklet]

I have some EEs and most of mine are/were mostly red in color. I had 2 hatches this year & now have 2 mostly white with some black. I am wondering is the red the most common color? I gave away the reds & kept the white/black. I would like to breed for more of this coloration. Here are the 2 white/blacks. I almost gave them away because everyone said they were cockerels because of their color but I thought they had a chance of being pullets. Thanks to those on this thread who confirmed they are pullets. They are about 16-17 weeks in these pics.




The first two pics are of the one on the right in the above pic. The one on the left is not as friendly.

 

[kivi]

Hmmmm. Yes, chicken math. I'm already looking at chicks I want come spring and my girls haven't even started laying yet! lol. I think I got it bad!

 

[kivi]

pretty!

 

[DMRippy]

Hmmmm. Yes, chicken math. I'm already looking at chicks I want come spring and my girls haven't even started laying yet! lol. I think I got it bad!

OK your IN!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

.... watch the chicken math.... it will get you.... QUICK! I have had chickens since March of 2011 and now have about 300+ (chicks, juvies and adults)

Wow! 300? That's an advanced degree in chicken math! How do the EEs compare with other breeds?

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: Well they are all different and have their own personalities. The EE are my best layers (breed for that) of Large to XL eggs. I like all the colors they come in.... you always want to look and see what colors are in the hatcher..... the others I KNOW what they are going to look like. With as many birds as I have, they are not pets to me. I do have favs though. MOST of my Ams and EE are always at the door to say HI!

I don't have laying EE right now... I have some pullets and a new roo growing up, but I may have to give up my EE and Olive Eggers to make room for other breeds I acquired by accident.......

Like Choc Orps..... Cream Legbars..... The deals I got on those two breeds, I can't NOT breed them... right?

 

[flower]

room for other breeds I acquired by accident.......

Like Choc Orps..... Cream Legbars..... The deals I got on those two breeds, I can't NOT breed them... right?

Originally Posted by DMRippy