Utterly in love with the bearded/puffy cheeked Easter Eggers...how to get more of them?

[sophiehatter1057]

We picked up 6 EE chicks this spring, and 2 have turned out to be puffy cheeked/bearded with loads of personality. They are our favourites of the EEs. Is there any way to tell, when they are chicks, if they'll turn out to be this variety? I'm having a hard time knowing how, since the two we have looked completely different as chicks (one was yellow with chipmunk striping, the other was the brown type of chipmunk pattern). Need more puffy cheeks!

 

[GodLovesU]

Usually they already have the puffy cheeks when they hatch.

 

[redinator]

We picked up 6 EE chicks this spring, and 2 have turned out to be puffy cheeked/bearded with loads of personality. They are our favourites of the EEs. Is there any way to tell, when they are chicks, if they'll turn out to be this variety? I'm having a hard time knowing how, since the two we have looked completely different as chicks (one was yellow with chipmunk striping, the other was the brown type of chipmunk pattern). Need more puffy cheeks!

Not all EE have puffy cheeks. You'll be able to tell pretty early though, they'll look a bit like a hamster with food stuffed in it's cheeks.