What will my Easter Egger chick look like?
Appearance. The Easter Egger can literally be a mixed bag of features. They can have any comb, with single and pea being the most common (depends on their parents). Their ear lobes can be any color but are usually red or white, and occasionally a bird will have ear tufts.
How can you tell if an Easter Egger is a rooster?
They stand out in the flock for the cheek poufs and the beards. As adults they look like they have very thick necks, almost like the necks are larger than the heads. It gives the hens a bit of rooster appearance but they are regular feathers, not the umbrella of hackle feathers roosters poof up when they fight.
How do you identify an Easter Egger?
Features you may find in Easter Eggers include muffs, beards, slate/green/blue legs, feathered legs, or pea combs, or they might be rumpless. Color patterns range across the board from black to white, buff to partridge, splash, blue, lacing, and on and on!
How old are Easter Eggers when they start laying?
Easter Eggers begin laying at seven months, a little later than other breeds, but once they begin, they are good layers of large and sometimes extra large eggs that vary in color, as explained above.
Can Easter Eggers have yellow legs?
Many Easter Eggers will have colored legs as well. This can range from a pea green to a willow green color. It’s a different look from the traditional yellow or black legs seen in white or brown egg layers. If you happen to have pure Ameraucanas, you’ll notice that they are a ‘rumpless’ breed.
Are Easter Eggers noisy?
Easter Eggers, for example, are a breed that tend to be incredibly broody. These are sweet, non-aggressive chickens, but tend to make a lot of noise at all times (particularly when they are getting ready to lay eggs).
How do you take care of a 5 week old chicken?
Bring the brooder temperature down 5 degrees to 85 degrees F. Raising the brooder lamp a few inches will help accomplish this. Keep plenty of food and water available at all times for the chicks. This allows them to eat and drink when they want, and will help them to grow into healthy chickens.
How many eggs a year does an Easter Egger lay?
Egg Laying Easter Egger chickens are known as very good egg layers and can produce about four eggs a week. The eggs themselves are usually extra large in size. This means that keepers of the Easter Egger chicken can expect to obtain about 200 to 280 extra large eggs each year.
What kind of chicken is an Easter egger?
As we know, Easter Eggers are hybrid chickens developed from blue egg layers and other chicken breeds. So, It is common to get genes and characteristics of both types of chicken varieties. Because of this, the Easter Eggers are not a standard breed and not recognized by any poultry association.
How many eggs does an Easter egger lay?
Easter Egger chickens lay around 200-220 eggs per year, i.e., four eggs per week. They typically lay blue to green-colored eggs but sometimes you can see white, brown and olive-colored eggs. As we know, Easter Eggers are hybrid chickens developed from blue egg layers and other chicken breeds.
Can you tell the color of an Easter egger?
Yes, Easter Eggers lay colorful eggs, but as they are hybrid egg layers. So, you can’t say what the egg color will be from the start. However, it is very hard to select a white Easter Egger, a blue Easter Egger, a Buff Easter Egger, or an olive Easter Egger, etc.
What should I do with my Easter egger?
The Easter Egger lacking a tail or exhibiting ear tufts would better fit into the Araucana breed line. A single purpose fowl, people keep Easter Eggers primarily for the egg laying capabilities. Feed them a good layer feed with supplemental protein and calcium. Although hardy birds, provide your EE’s insulated, draft-free coops for maximum health.