Spring Valley, IL
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- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- blue, green, or tinted (varies by bird)
- Eggs / year
- ~220
- Hen weight
- ~5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- docile, curious, friendly
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R1057
- Origin
- United States
Breed guide
Easter Egger
Also known as: EE, Americana (hatchery spelling), Fibro Easter Egger
Hybrid
A production cross with no breed standard. Chicks hatched from these birds will vary from their parents.
Any mixed-ancestry bird carrying the blue egg gene counts as an Easter Egger, and there is no standard for it. Appearance varies widely, and many have muffs, beards, and pea combs. Each hen lays one egg color for life, commonly blue, green, or pinkish tint. Fibro Easter Eggers add black skin from fibromelanistic breeds.
Keeper's notes
Tough, low-fuss birds that do fine in nearly any backyard, and the pea comb shrugs off cold. Because they are crossbred, you rarely see the health problems tied to a single breed.
Easter Egger listings
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Where to find Easter Egger
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (72)
Sterling, IL
Decatur, IL
Huntley, IL
Cambridge, IL
Greenview, IL
Sheridan, IL
Washington, IL
Rockford, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (4)
Polk, OH
Sugarcreed, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Mt Gilead, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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