Chicken Breed Observations - Easter Eggers! 

I have 3 easter eggers and they are great girls! They are super friendly and curious. They are almost a year old and each lay an egg every day! They are super easy going and low maintenance.

I have 1 easter egger, she is the favorite of both my husband and myself. She is affectionate, curious, social and gentle (although she is a bit of pushover when it comes to the rest of our flock). She lays every 2-3 days, then takes a day off consistently. In winter she lays about every other day.

I started with some chickens this year and got a few EE for the fun of their egg colors. I hope they grow into healthy friendly chickens and good eggs layers.

I've had a great experience with my girls. I raised mine from babies. Had them quite awhile now. They lay every day.

I have an Easter egger. She is a similar color to your with green feet. She lays 5-6 large olive eggs a week.She is very friendly and sweet. She along with my Blue Ameraucana which lays blue eggs are at the bottom of the pecking order and very docile. I have 6 chickens total. I have raised them from a couple days old.

I have three 3-year old easter eggers. When I bought them at our local farm store, they were sold as Ameraucana. From these three hens, I get one of each: blue, green and pink egg. I just got 25 chicks on 5/5 from Cackle Hatchery. i ordered 5 each of: Easter Egger, Olive Egger, Welsummer and French Black Copper Marans. So excited to see the dark brown eggs from the marans

It sounds like the Easter Eggers are older than you think. I have had a total of 3 of them with no problems. They have been laying about 5 a week. about . I only have 1 at present. As you know I had to rehome my first flock due to my husbands illness and his dreams to travel. The one I have now produces a large egg. My Cream leg Bar produces a X large egg. My best layer is a Black Copper Marans. She layers large chocolate eggs. Averaging 6 a week. She is the boss lady.

I had one Easter egger. I got Gigi when she was 16 weeks (pullet). In the beginning she was skittish, as she got older, she warm up to me. But she was very loud, she always scream to go free range. She laid every other day (beautiful blue egg). Unfortunately, suddenly she passed away last January. She was fine in the morning, but around 12 pm I went to check the flock and I found her dead. She wasn’t sick, she laid the day before she died. I guess, it was a heart attack.

My Easter Eggers are the friendliest of my mixed flock, and I have no health issues however, mine were bought from the hatchery

I have 3 EEs, they are sweet and curious. They will come close, and maybe eat out of your hand, but they are not the "pet me" type. They are almost a year old, and they have been laying about 5 to 6 eggs a week each. Shuga, a pretty pastel blue egg, Georgie a sea foam green egg, and Sammy a kind of an olive green/blue egg. No issues except Georgie seems to be stressed out by laying, She jumps in and our of the nesting boxes and circles the coop for about an hour before laying. I am pretty sure that has something to do with the broody Seramas. I have never seen such a big bird get bullied by such a tiny little thing. My Seramas are less than a pound and they will drag my EEs around by their comb (MEAN little thangs)! They are at the bottom of the pecking order even though they are my biggest chickens. Like you, I like to have different breeds. I try for 3 of each of the breeds I have. My EEs are probably my favorite hens, but we won't tell the others.

I just got a few Easter Eggers for the colorful eggs. I ordered them from a hatchery. They are very close to the egg laying stage. I hope there's no problems. My girls seem very sweet but a little skittish

Have two ester Eggers both lay about 4 a week and it just turned to April which I heard is April through July is peak production for most hens. Also one old Barr Rock she quit laying eggs a month or two ago All three were from a neighbor’s flock wanted to downsize and the smaller Easter egger was getting beat up . Since then they are all doing fine. Changed the feed to a local co-op and the egg shells are solid and better than the store

Thanks for the reply. Hope you had a good Christmas. Wishing a happy new year for you and family.

Very sorry to hear this. I have 2 EEs as well, raised from chicks, 19 weeks and not laying yet and still seem quite immature. I know this is old but from what you describe of their home, it sounds like they could have been seriously inbred. We had a similar situation but with cats we adopted from a colony; two of three brothers. One of the three had already died but we were not told cause. Simon died from cancer; got into his respiratory system (no source discover since it was everywhere) within a month, and Theo died four years later from defective kidneys. We kept him alive via subq fluids until he told us he was done.

We have a cream legbar hybrid who had a 75% chance of laying blue eggs. Nope; hers are a cream colour and small in size. She is right at the bottom of the pecking order and a very unreliable layer. Plus she goes broody so often in the spring and summer. Fortunately, she has buckets of personality - she is the most intelligent of our flock, can solve treat-puzzles and is super quick on her feet. Oh, and she has tried to fly the fence several times too...

I had 2 ees my favorite died on Monday. She had issues with bumble foot but died from gout. My other ee her egg white, is a little like jello. That being said, other people I know with ees have had the best luck with them. I do plan to get more since I love the eggs and the temperaments .

Have you considered the hormone chip (birth control) to stop their egg laying? They can still live but without the pain and complications of having to lay. Plus, if you're not really getting many eggs from them as it is, you won't be losing much, but still able to keep your babies 💗 I've heard of ppl who do this and it works out great!

I have a 3 year old splash Easter egger. She did not lay at all until she was one year old. I thought she was infertile. But since then, she typically lays about 3-4 large mint green eggs a week except in deep winter. She is rather aloof but I got her as an 8 week old pullet, so maybe that’s why.

My Easter Egger is sweet as can be. Very healthy, friendly, and a good layer so far. I think perhaps your girls are older than you might think (as you said). Overall I’m not sure your experiences are reflective of the breed overall. Not to discount your experience though. Since they’re mutts, one would expect fewer health problems I would think. I love my Helen so much. I have ducks and she fits right in. She’s our only chicken but our neighbors chickens visit occasionally.

I have 11 easter eggers and they are my favorite, whites, Grey's one gold, one brown, they lay well, blues-greens-and one lays a tan egg, all ruled by a beautiful buff brahma bantam, they bicker between themselves a little bit but no troubles at all yet

I've had a similar experience as you. I have 2 EE and they are very skittish. They also don't like to dig/forage and aren't really curious. I also think EE's are cute with pretty colors, but I probably won't get them again either.

You have a very nice flock. Thank you for your wonderful videos! I've kept chickens for about 20 years and currently have a flock of 26 girls. I have 9 different breeds in this (layer, not-for-meat) flock. I currently have 5 Easter Eggers (from Meyer Hatchery), and they are some of my best layers. Their shell quality is nice and thick and much better than my other hens' shells. I get at least 4 eggs a week per girl (they're 2 years old now), so they've been good hens. (FWIW, my all-time favorite breed is Speckled Sussex). I re-homed my Easter Egger hens' brother "Wilson" only because I prefer to keep my "convent" male-free, so I didn't order him in the first place. He grew up to be a beauty and lives on a lovely farm with dozens of new girlfriends where he is a new father to many. :-) Keep your wonderful videos coming, please! They're very helpful and fun! Thank you!

I have 2 and they are the best out of my barred rock and Rhode Island

I've had three (young) easter eggers since baby chicks (12 Hens/2 Roosters) I don't know if they mature quicker than the Heritage breeds but as they matured it appeared they started out aggressive (teenagers age) & it concerned me. After awhile the others started standing their ground. The easter eggers then changed & kinda mellowed out..I'm glad too. It's interesting cause mine will probably get to be like yours when they get older & stop laying eggs... good to know this, thanks for your video : )

I have 3 I got from a hatchery as baby chicks. They are now a year old and are great layers and so far very healthy. They don't seem to be skittish of me but I don't handle none of my chickens either usually. I liked them so good this spring I got 2 more.

Hello there, You have a really good looking flock. May I know which hatchery your easter eggers are coming from?

I'm confused. I watched videos on what chickens can eat and in the videos they say chickens shouldn't eat green tomatoes or the tomato plant. But they can have ripe tomatoes.

I have 4 ees that I got as peeps. Lay an egg almost every day. Seafoam green. Also have buff orpingtons. Bluffs are like puppy dogs and follow us around. Ees got less skittish after they started laying. I'd get more but would like to try other breeds first.

From the sound of it these are backyard bred birds? Idk your location, but besides being crossed more than once, exposure to environmental toxins can cause genetic damage. Other potential causes can be infection or parasites? I haven’t heard anyone else mention problems like this, so hopefully it’s not an issue with the “breed.”

Poor little baby. I hate to see any animal in pain. 🥺 I have 3 EE chicks right now. They seems to be so far very gentle. I will keep you updated.

Are Eggers tha way ta go fa those eggs n iwonder if they lay a certain amount bc am lookin ta mix breed those runts inord3r ta pop out with at least double tha eggs or tha most possible they kud lay

Easter Egger are beautiful. They are personal favorite chickens. I had one that was super friendly with me. Until it died from unknown cause.

Excluding the times when the one with the health condition is trying to lay an egg, how are they in terms of noise? Average?

Ps.. i do have an adult but she hasn't laid since i moved her from VA to NJ 7 weeks ago. I cant speak to how often yet. Hope she gets going soon. Her and a Barred Rock were my starter pack. 7 weeks, im up to 8 and building a bigger coop. 😂 also adding a 9th this week my friend has a sweet girl being bullied by her HUGE flock running her acreage. :) So far very sweet, curious, not afraid or skittosh, but doesnt enjoy bwing caught. Once I have her she sits nice and seems to love being pet and me gettimg im there and rubning her neck at the skin. My 2 week olds i hold daily alot. I want them to come to me and jump on my lap! The 3 month olds have gotten i dependent and make me chase them now too. :/ i need to love them!

I just wanted to thank you for answering my questions. Many people don’t 😘

I've got 2 EE beauties. Neither have a beard. But, their coloring is gorgeous. I get 5 to 6 light blue and green eggs a week from my girl's. I got them from Atwood's and they are almost a year old. Skittish as well. And they are the ones that like to fly the fence and go out into the pasture. Bad influences!!! Bc then my other chickens follow 🤣 also they are in the middle of the pecking order. The younger chickens are at the bottom. I love my girls and would love a couple more.

I have a Easter egger rooster he's pretty tame but does tend to attack one of my nephews. His feathers match the color of fire and they shimmer golden flecks in the sun. he has a favorite hen of the flock which I had to give to my sister because he was destroying her feathers. they've recently had babies, one kinda looks like a penguin so that's her name. it was nice meeting your flock!

I think maybe your Easter Egger are on the elderly stage? My childhood friend had two. One was super friendly and was more flighty. Both look identical but one was heavy and had a muff. Skittish one did not sport a muff. Both laid eggs consistently everyday.

My 7 EE pullets are super flighty. I’ve had them from chicks from tractor supply but they are super flighty and don’t like me getting too close to them :(

And the Easter eggers as you stated, are usually always at the bottom of the pecking order.

Are you sure it’s OK to give chickens tomatoes?

I’m a first time chicken mama. We got our flock of 14 from Rural King as chicks. We’ve one Easter Egger, two olive eggers and an “experiment” (looks like a cream legbar) in the mix. Nobody is to the point of laying yet, but all are sweet, healthy birds thus far.

It is hard to get nice chickens in my area, so I typically have to order online. Most hatcheries hava a 5 variety minimum,so if I want a breed I have to get five. This kind of sucks because I don't want 5 chickens that all look the same, but with the easter eggers no two look the same which is what drew me to them. For something crossbred they sure seem to have the issues you would expect from inbreeding though. I am raising mine from chicks, hopefully all goes well with them.

I got my EE's at 12.5 weeks from a hatchery. Mine are very skiddish as well, even with my other hens they have been with for over 4 months now they are scared of them too.

My Easter Eggers disrupted the entire flock. They were the only ones that would constantly fly over the 6 foot fence, they were very skittish, and mean. Then when I caught them eating the eggs, they were gone. After that the flock was peaceful.

Hi. My Easter egger gave us out first egg 3 days ago. 😬 but they eggs of the last 3 days are mini eggs’ 🤣 are they supposed to get bigger with time? Or that’s normal?

What chicken is the grey and black please tell me

I get 6 eggs a week from my easter eggers. I have a yellow and a charcoal one. Charcoal one loves me so much that when I'm having cocktails she has to me right next to me.

There great chickens

OK, I have raised parrots. But we have one out of six birds white leghorn. That keeps having a little diarrhea. Yes I’m keeping his or her but clean. Been going on for a week Pants clean their clean clean water good food good scratch about a month old. Any suggestion to help my little one. She’s eating well drinking well active

I have two Easter Eggers and I have no problem with them but I raised them from babies they leg eggs every day they are sweeties

I had 2 easter egger, they had been he best, I have 1 2 years old,the egg issue has nothing to do with that or she, I had that experience with a young silkie egg bound, her eggs are too big, this has more t do with the feed, in my opinion the silkie had worms and i put her in adult food too soon, so she didn't get enough proteing as a young pullet (to build sttong muscles), the worms where bad.

Cream Legbars are BETTER layers. Unfortunately CL Roos are often vicious to the hens in your flock and depending on the individual bird the easter egger eggs may be larger........ IT'S A WASH!

Then other breeds that are crossed are considered mutts also aricuana americauna Easter egger olive egger they all sound the same and are the same to me the only thing is they have different colored feathers pattern and could lay different color eggs depending on the gene 🧬 the hens may have

I have a young one.dont know if it's male or female, but it's crazy as hell.Always scared of me

I have 8 EEs and they don't want nothing to do with people and I get about 10 eggs a week total out of them and they are only 2 years old I will never get them again and the rooster I have is very mean and trys to attack everyone that goes in there yard

Usually an Easter egger as far as egg productionis fair about three maybe four eggs a week is what is average for m, and in the winter months in Tennessee it slows down a little bit too maybe just averaging three because of the colder temperatures.y Easter egger hen

I have two easter eggers, they are beautiful. I have a golden one with blk, and a white and blk. But I think that the white and blk one is the only one giving me one egg a day. And I got them as an adult so no love and hugs for me.

Easter eggers were never aracanas. Maybe you meant Ameraucana?

I would like six pieces of chicken. I am speaking from Bangladesh. I really need to keep my fancy chicken

I have a flock of cream legbar in free range and they are fantastic..excellent self sufficient, foraging birds. Maybe inbreed becomes a problem eventually. Approx. 5 eggs per week per hen. Something I don't like at your chicken den..I think these chicken have a boring life