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Easter Eggers

The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and...
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Breed Purpose
Egg Layer
Comb
Pea
Broodiness
Seldom
Climate Tolerance
All Climates
Egg Productivity
Medium
Egg Size
Medium
Egg Color
Blue/Green
Breed Temperament
Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet,Docile
Breed Colors/Varieties
Any and All Colors
Breed Size
Large Fowl
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The Easter Egger is not really a breed. They are relationed to the breeds Ameraucanas and Araucanas, then bred with many different breeds so they no longer fit either breed's standards. They usually have muffs and pea combs, but come in nearly every variety and color, some even have ear tufts or are rumpless. Each EE is different, but overall they are usually a smaller bird that lays pink, green, or blue eggs. They are normally friendly and calm, and their colorful eggs make them a popular choice in backyard flocks.

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Easter Egger chicks

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Easter Egger egg

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Easter Egger rooster

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Easter Egger hen

For more info on Easter Eggers and their owners' experiences, see our breed discussion here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/easter-egger-club.361185/
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friendly and docile
They are well-loved for their friendly and docile temperament, making them an excellent choice for backyard flocks, especially in family settings. Easter Eggers are hardy and adaptable to different climates, particularly cold weather, thanks to their small pea combs that are less prone to frostbite
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Grind Hard Farm
Pros: Pretty pattern
Calm
Cute cheeks
Colorful eggs
Cons: Skittish and gets out of brooder
Mercedes is a great hen. She is a bit skittish and flies out of the brooder, but she loves to be held. Can't wait to see her colorful eggs

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Super friendly!
Pros: They love people, mine run up to me every time I walk in there
They're very cuddly, and mine really enjoy hugs
Cons: Rather loud if you don't give them attention right away
Mine tend to peck me if I don't pet them soon enough
Easter Eggers are one of the best "breeds" there are. I've had seven so far, and all of them have been super sweet. They're the first ones to greet me in the morning, and whenever I squat down, they run up to me for hugs. One of mine is blind, and she makes a LOT of noise if I go out there and don't say hi to her right away. Once I pick her up and snuggle her she quiets down instantly.

Amazing birds, five stars, would recommend!
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leilanio
Yes, EE's are a breed! Just like the AKC recognizes many dog breeds now that are hybrid, they too are the best of the best, IMO. But I am partial since I have 9 and they all have very wonderful but different personalities. Cheeks is just too cute!
 
charlyschicks
I love my EE's too! I thought I had Ameraucana until I posted pics today but I don't care! My rooster has taken time to get him to be respectful but I got him as an adult. I hope a couple of his babies I am raising will be sweet like yours so I can handle them and love on them. He's a great protector though and I really need that where I live! I enjoyed reading that you feel the same way about your EE's!
 
Treegod
EEs are totally cool and pretty calm. We started with one nine years ago (she's still alive, and outliving some of her own progeny) and just been building up the clan from there. We've had about seven, five of which remain. Our EE cockerel is a gentleman and I've never had problems with him attacking me. Can't say the same about the hens with their chicks though! lol
 
LeiaLayers5
Have you had an olive egger too or do your EEs lay some that color? (noticing the olive colored eggs above)
 
turtlelady627
I dont believe I have an olive egger. My EE's give me the green eggs. Thank you for the compliments. Look fwd to seeing your birds soon.
 
turtlelady627
Leia, I now have 2 KNOWN Olive Egger chicks I just purchased. I am so excited to add a darker green to my basket along with my copper marans, I am going to have a gorgeous basket full!!!!! Keep me posted on your EE's and I want to see what they turned out to look like.
 
Violetsrblu
I got 5 from a hatchery and one had a scissor beak too. All of my girls are great layers, though. They lay an egg nearly every day from late winter to fall.
 
the1913trio
Yeah we eat lots of them like DeepDishChix does. But they don't taste good to cook in the traditional way, they make for good soup and sometimes are good in pasta dishes if you marinate the meat in small pieces with the sauce for a good while. When we have extra old chooks to cook up into soup, and when we get extra eggs in the spring/early summer we decided to give our surplus to some of the elderly folks in our neighborhood that are on tight incomes. They always love the fresh eggs & meat & say it reminds them of growing up when more people kept chickens and/or lived on farms. If we cull a small cockerel we will cut off the biggest chunks of meat and we give it to a family/friends cat or dog.
 
the1913trio
You could keep them as pets and just know that you are losing money, but hey they cost less than a dog and at least still offer fertilizer with their poo & foraging to rid insect pests. Or you can offer them for someone else to cull & eat, or pay someone to butcher the birds for you to eat. There has been problems with people not wanting to kill their non-laying chickens and dumping them off at parks or at animal shelters because they didn't realize their chicken only would lay well for 1 to 3yrs but would live about 8-10yrs. Unless you are a vegetarian think of it this way: your chooks get treated much, much better than a factory farm bird and they have a good life.
 
Leighe
NapaChicknGal....I had to do my chickens last year as TSC gave me Cornish Hen X (meat chickens) and when I finally figured out what I had I read they will die at 8-10 weeks from heart attacks or their legs breaking. Not what I wanted on my first time with chickens. However, I decided they had an incredible life here.....I dote on my chickens BIG time and I would rather be the one who takes their life having loved them, and doing it as gentle as I can then for them to be killed by someone else who just got joy out of killing. I cried and prayed over them, thanking them and God for their lives. A friend was there to show me how and he was very kind and gentle. After that I knew that I would be the only one who took my animals lives for meat. I have since done rabbits and sheep. My next foray will be my beautiful steer. I have yet to be able to do it without crying, starting out, but once I have prayed and cried, I am able to move forward. Some people just can't bring themselves to do it, but since I got thrown into it unknowingly, I'm okay with it now. My meat chickens brought great joy to some families who have to watch every dime, so in the end I feel that they gave of themselves in the best way. The sheep belonged to a friend of mine and there is no way she can kill any of her animals, but she came over and cried and watched me and now she brings me her animals to butcher. She had been taking them to a processor but not only was the processing plant taking really expensive parts of her sheep (the heart, etc) but she was paying a lot for the little meat she got. With me she gets absolutely everything. I'm going to do my steer because I don't want him run into a processor, scared and someone butchering him who doesn't have a clue what a joy he has been. I will also get to keep his beautiful hide aNd more importantly....I will get the meat that I raised organically. According to come farmers around me they believe their meat is being taken and they are being given other meat. It is coming to them bruised. Just different ways to look at why you might take an animals life. I give away a lot of meat, so it is also my contribution to those who are less fortunate then I.
 
Rustys Girls
I am still laughing, omg, never in a million years--- I see an IQ test for pigs and chickens in the future. rg's
 
topdog24
I have and have had over 100 EEs and never had a problem like you say, I get 6 eggs a week from most of mine, have hatched over 100 chicks and none of those had scissor beak, and they all lay large eggs, some extra large eggs, may be climate or technique but I love having them in the mix, I sell hatching eggs and some of my customers report near 100 % hatch rates of hardy healthy chicks, more so than any other breed I have
 
Sylvester017
To @darina - Other breeds of chickens are indeed very different from the oddball EEs. Friends had EEs and an Ameraucana and we've only had an Amer but they are similar in their jittery kooky spooky behavior. Our Amer is always alert and never sits still for long yet she has the sweetest temperament. She will coo and talk if we hold her and lets us pet her for a few strokes where the other breeds immediately want to avoid touching. Yes, breeds with crests, tassles, muffs, tufts, or feathered-feet always seem to have issues with dirt. Our Amer will sport a dirty muff for a couple days and then suddenly it will look all clean and fluffy. I like to see the dirty muff because it's telling me she's been busy foraging!
 
SJchickens
I've heard that Easter Eggers are lovely birds. Your EE sounds like she was sweet. Getting rid of every bird that picked on her might not have been the answer, though. They do have a complicated pecking order, and removing birds can make it even more hectic, unless of course the birds in question were severely injuring her.

Just wondering, why are all of your reviews in full capslock?
 

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