I have six Easter Eggers. Five of my girls have yellow leg. Fear not! Some of my girls have yellow legs and all of the eggs are a variation of blue. Each egg still feels like a gift from my little honeys — I hope you have a great experience with your girls! I have three EE chickens and they are very sweet! Each one flies up and sits on my shoulders… one prefers to sit on my head-no joke.
I have four EE that were hatched on St. Just waiting for those first eggs now. We have one Americana in our older coop that gives us pretty green eggs a few times a week. And as I remember she was behind laying her first egg from the other hens.
However one of my Hens seems to be a Roo. He looks totally different than the other three with his large fluffy tail. An egg is an egg. They arent any different nutritionally speaking no matter what color they are. One egg a day is the correct amount of cholesterol for your cells per my nutrition class. Beautiful birds to look at also. They are all pets to me ,but with egg benefits of course.
I am always looking to add new members, different breeds to our chicken family. Best egg layers for sure though are my Leghorns….. I bought 8 EEeggs to hatch. Photo showed gorgeous colored eggs. The ones I recieved are so pale blue look almost white. I went out to the coop in the afternoon to discover my black EE hen no longer had her tuffs!
She has bald patches on each cheek and under her beak. What can this be from and will it grow back? Can anyone tell me if you have introduced new chickens to a flock of Easter Eggers? How did it work out? I have not had success with introducing other breeds of chickens to each other, tried all the methods suggested.
Am hoping the Easter Eggers might be easier to introduce new chickens to their flock. Thanks for any help. I have not introduced a new flock to my Easter Eggers, but I think that the Easter Eggers will accept them better than your average breed.
Also, it depends on what breed you are hoping to introduce to your Easter Eggers, because some breeds, like Wyandottes, will do better with the older chickens and will not let themselves be picked on.
Hope this helps. I have 2 EE Roos and thy aremean to all my birds especially my polish Roo, anyone else have this problem? They came so incredibly well protected as they arrived in early March last year on our coldest day of the year. Even had little heat pad inside the shipment for them. I get pink green and teal. Wish me luck. I hope you get to keep your EE. I just got my 1st Easter Egger. I guess chickens are like potato chips…. I love my Easter Eggers! We have two and they lay every other day so I get one green egg daily from the two.
They love to have under their beak scratched. We have 11 hens, 6 different breeds; they all love worms; I think they might like my peas our of my garden the best, then kale or spinach. I have 2 Easter Eggers and I love them both. They each lay around eggs a week! One of them is white and orange, the other is gray and gold.
They are both very friendly and love to be held. EEs rule! I just ordered some EEs from Meyer Hatchery for our grandkids.
They are all so excited. I just bought 6 Easter Egger chicks I will keep them in under heat for a few weeks. How soon can I introduce them to my flock of 3 year old RI Reds and will they be welcome. I bought four chicks and were told they are Rhode Island Reds. Well two are the other two have turned out to be Easter Eggers. They are best chicks ever!! They are super friendly and lovable.
I love my Reds too but they are ok to be out in their own. The EE love to be around people. They are awesome. She lays beautiful large green eggs an average of 5 days a week. Hi All, I have 1 easter egger. She is almost 5 months old to the day and just played her first egg. Nicely formed green one. I was so surprised! One does crow. Neither lays eggs yet. We had chickens a few years ago, getting more in fall when its cooler.
We have moved to AZ. It works. I think a hatchery, preferably local, is your best bet. Two are almost totally black with white tips on their feathers. One has a white head which makes her look like a bald eagle. Any idea what their parentage might be?
Got 2 EE pullets last spring, along with 2 each of barred rock and white leghorns. They free range from early morning till they retire themselves to hen house in the evening on our 10 ac property. So try to make sure there is enough roosts for them to be away from the bullies if they want to be. One nesting box for every three birds should be sufficient, although there will always be a favorite box that all want to use at precisely the same time!
Allowing them time to free range will not only supplement their diet but give them exercise and mental stimulation. They like to help around the garden so put them to work at turning over a bed or pecking through the weeds.
They should have a minimum of 8 square feet per chicken in their outside pen. If they are kept in a run then provide them with boredom busters such as leaf piles, cabbage pinata and other stimulating things. If they are penned with more assertive chickens then make sure there is enough room for them to escape from the bullies. The Araucana originated in South America and is sometimes called the Mapuche chicken after the indigenous tribe that originally kept them.
The Ameraucana is an American breed that was bred from the Araucana. Both the Araucana and Ameraucana breed true — this means that their offspring will look like their parents. The Easter Egger is a product of either the Araucana or Ameraucana that has been bred with another breed. Easter Eggers started to make an appearance in the late s and now have become one of the most popular backyard chickens in the US.
She can also be left to free range and forage to supplement their diet which in turns reduces the feed bill. They are fairly inexpensive to buy as chicks and once you have them you can always breed more chicks from them if you desire. These delightful birds always seem to be cheerful so if you are looking for a family oriented chicken you really cannot go wrong with the Easter Eggers.
The Polish chicken is a magnificent sight to behold. Their head feathers are a head turner and a fashion statement for sure — once you see on these lovely birds they certainly leave an impression on you.
Are you wondering whether you have a rooster or a hen in your flock? For a beginner it can actually be very difficult to spot the difference. The Sussex Chicken is an old and much loved chicken breed from England. They have been around for over a thousand years! These days this breed is known as a docile backyard chicken that is perfect for families looking for a good egg layer.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Home Breeds The Easter Egger is a much loved hybrid chicken. As their nickname Rainbow layers suggests they are layers of eggs with colored shells.
Pros: They lay beautiful large eggs in a variety of colors, including green and blue. On the other hand, there is an abundance of bantams falling under this type of chicken breed.
Most of them are a cross between full size or bantam blue egg layers with another bantam chicken. Even though Easter Eggers are somehow small, their bantam varieties are even smaller. These birds are exceptionally friendly, social and hardy. They can thrive in cold and warm weather. Generally, these chickens are friendly to adults and children alike, thus a good choice of pets among other uses.
Easter Egger chickens are a combination of other chicken breeds and blue egg layers. This explains why there are variations in looks among them. Due to these physical differences in looks, there is no breed standard. No wonder they are not considered a true chicken breed. For instance, you will find some birds with pea combs while others with a regular comb or single comb style.
A few of these chickens have both the single comb and pea comb style. Easter Eggers display different color legs. Some are characterized by dark-colored shanks while others are distinguished from the rest by their light-colored or blue legs.
The only consistent physical attributes of these birds is their toes. They all have four toes. The Easter Egger chickens come in various colors such as gold, grey and many more. Most importantly, they have a conspicuous black eyeliner around the eyes. A number of these chickens have grey feathers that clearly show off their bright eyes.
For the roosters, the difference in appearance is the same as that for hens. One rooster can look completely different from others. Some may have pure black feathers while a handful of them can display copper or grey beards and ear tufts. Most of the eggs laid by Easter Eggers vary in colors. The color of the eggs range from seafoam green to light blue and dark green to pink.
Much to your surprise, each bird lays eggs with only one color. For example, if one of your hens lays blue eggs, she will always lay the same type of egg color consistently. Some people will ask you if Easter Eggers are good layers. The answer is, yes. These birds are excellent layers and they are likely to produce lovely, large eggs of different colors. In this regard, you should look to getting a consistent supply of multicolored large eggs across the year.
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