Easter Egger

I have two Easter Egger chickens in my flock. Of all the chickens, the Easter Eggers are the smallest, most flighty and have a  dominate nature. They were both very good at flying when chicks and still are. When they first arrived they looked like little "chipmunks." The Easter Egger chicken is a "hybrid" variety and is not a breed. They carry a blue egg gene but may also lay eggs of other shades such as green, white, brown or pink. Whatever color their first egg is, that's the color they will lay. Sometimes the egg may vary in  tone of the color.  The Easter Egger has a pea comb which enables it to do well in cold climates. Easter Eggers come in a variety of colors. My two girls are a "partridge" color. Chickory has black feathers around her face and muff and Cha Cha's feathers are multicolored around the face area. The feathers on their bodies look very similar.

Chickory has been at the top of the pecking order since shortly after I transferred the chicks from the brooder to the henhouse. She takes that job seriously and is quick to quenched any challenge that comes her way. In the evenings, she will go into the henhouse to check things out before giving the other chickens the okay to come in for the night. She's also quick to fly up on any pan I carry in, to check out what food or treats I have before I can offer it to her flock mates.

Cha Cha is my special needs chicken. At 3 weeks old, I noticed that she was developing a Crossed beak. Read more about Cha Cha here:  Cha Cha's Story.

Cha Cha laid her first egg at 25 weeks old and Chickory was 26 weeks old. At 41 weeks old. Cha Cha lays 4-5 large greenish/ blue 2.0 ounce eggs a week. Chickory lays 5-6 and sometimes 7 large 2.0 ounce blue eggs a week. Not only is Chickory  the "top pullet or hen" she is also "top layer"!

Photos taken at 40 weeks old.

Chickory

Cha Cha

Eggs from Cha Cha and Chickory