Easter Egger Chicks Week By Week . May 2014 Margaret Edith

They went crazy over it and its really good for them as weird as it sounds.

12 month 2021 calendar free printable. First we have a 12 week old easter egger pullet. This is because her tail is not complete. Please notice the top tail feathers curving downward and the absence of any other tail feathers below the curved ones.

She will continue to grow in the tail feathers over the course of the next few weeks. They need to get comfortable with you. Come see how our chicks grew and changed week by week.

This has literally been a lifelong dream of mine so i have been over the moon the past few weeks. After raising them to about 3 months he decided city chickens were too much work and sent them to live with us on the farm where they joined our 7 easter eggers which are 5 weeks older. Easter egger chicken colors.

My easter egger is so sweet and smart. Let your chicks settle for a couple of days but dont be afraid to handle them. Chicks are small balls of fluff during the first week.

Lay dates will vary on lighting and nutrition. Chicks grow up very quickly. You guys three weeks ago i did it.

You will be amazed by how much they change and grow from week to week. Easter egger chickens are simply a variety of chicken but not a breed of chicken. If you do this make sure you give them some chick grit.

Easter egger chickens are our most popular kid pick. Great for family friendly flocks these chickens are good layers of colorful eggs that can range from olive green to turquoise blue and occasionally rose or brown. Breed faqs what are easter egger chickens.

Easter eggers are also available in a smaller bantam variety. My brother ordered 4 day old easter egger chicks from cackle hatchery last spring but was sent 5 four hens and one bonus rooster. I ordered a batch of easter egger chicks from tractor supply co.

Easter eggers are good layers with egg sizes from large to extra large. They are relatively easy to catch and pretty much just eat sleep drink and poop and not that big either. According to most people an easter egger is defined as a bird that carries a blue egg gene.

Baby chickens week 1. I started feeding mine tiny amounts of boiled egg yolk at three days old. Its so fun watching these little peepers grow.

Like their eggs these chicks will. Though easter egger chickens do have several defining characteristics and traits easter eggers does not have a standard of perfection nor do they fully meet any other breeds standards with the american poultry association. Easter egger chicks will begin laying around 20 weeks of age.