Which Easter Egger Cockerel would you keep?

[Folly's place]

I didn't think you were crossing your EE with another type, but what breed are you going with next year?
Mary

 

[hysop]

I didn't think you were crossing your EE with another type, but what breed are you going with next year?
Mary

Ohhh like dual purpose?

I have a production red rooster and got some delaware and rhode island white to create sex links. Possibly sell the girls and eat the boys.

I also have an australorp rooster and I got some barred rock and speckled sussex. To create black sex links with the barred rock.

and then my layer only flock is my white leghorn with white & brown leghorns. But I may not breed those.

I have some turkens too.

The Olive Egger roo & hens I have may soon be getting phased out or kept but not reproduced.

 

[hysop]

Right now I only have 14 laying hens, but majority of those laying hens will be processed this winter to start over.

So all the breeds I mentioned are all chicks right now. (Minus the roosters of course)

 

[Byrdj]

Don't try to breed EE's. They are hybrids that wont reproduce strong offspring if bred themselves. Like a mule almost.

Not true! They are hybrids. Hybrids come from crossing to standard breeds together. EE’s aren’t a standard breed. They are mutts in the chicken world. That’s why you get so many different colors combinations, no breed standard, and can’t be shown in poultry shows.

 

[Folly's place]

You are going to have an interesting time with all that!
Mary

 

[Tamdog]

I got straight runs from TSC. 4 out of 6 ended up being boys

I want to keep one to produce more to make up for my bad luck

Out of these 4 which would you keep? I am aiming toward #3 but I’m curious what others would choose.

Also, do you think I could sell the others or should I just go ahead and eat them? I’m not looking to make a profit by selling them but I’d like to at least break even so that would have to be around $8 to $10 each to break even.

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I prefer number 2.- He looks cleaner and crisp. I love that puffy white head and he does look kind

 

[hysop]

You are going to have an interesting time with all that!
Mary

I am not looking forward to it. I’m doing it more to be self sufficient and not in any way to make money but I wouldn’t mind breaking even

(it was mostly my husband’s idea to get more chickens so we can eat them so if we don’t sell the girls we hatch they will be food)

The parent stock will never be food after this winter.

 

[hysop]

I prefer number 2.- He looks cleaner and crisp. I love that puffy white head and he does look kind

Thanks I’ll see which one out of the 2 is nicest and keep that one. (#2 or #3)

They’re 12 weeks so I have 4 weeks before their time is up to be turned into chicken stock and other chicken dinners.