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LilRaverBoi · 04-22-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

I'm happy for you Greg... your girls will love it. I had a friend who had chickens & he called the eggs "easter eggs" because they were diff colors. They all tasted the same though.

They're called Auracanas....the 'easter egg chicken.' We raised them for years. The eggs are very cool...varying in color from blue to blue-green to greenish.

Patty in Wisc · 04-22-2010, 01:33 PM

I thought it was diff chickens laying their own color eggs.... one laying blue, one laying brown etc.

LilRaverBoi · 04-22-2010, 02:42 PM

Yes, but only the Auracana variety lays the blue/green 'easter-egg' color eggs. I'm sure the colors vary by the particular hen laying each egg and the nutrients they receive, but it's only that one breed that lays those particular colors. Other breeds will lay brown eggs or white eggs, but no other breed lays that color or has that much variation in egg color.

sunfish · 04-22-2010, 02:51 PM

Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart

cherokee_greg · 04-30-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

They're called Auracanas....the 'easter egg chicken.' We raised them for years. The eggs are very cool...varying in color from blue to blue-green to greenish.

Im getting a AMERAUCAUNAS (EASTER EGG CHICKEN) and two Silkies ! I found a lady that lives like 30 mins from me shes has chickens for sale here is her web site you can see pictures of them. I will soon have there home finished cool I will soon be a banana / chicken farmer !

Here is the site
DEB'S BIRDS Home
Here is some information on the chickens I know I want the white silkie but im undecided about a blue are the Partrige maybe I should get both that would only be four chickens.
AMERAUCAUNAS (EASTER EGG CHICKENS)...
These standard size hens lay beautiful blue-green eggs. They have puffy cheeks & beards, and green legs. We always have a few of these laying hens around because we love their BIG, wonderful personalities. All chicks vaccinated for Marek's Disease (included in price).
TOP QUALITY -Silkies
Excellent potential for show birds & breeding stock (unsexed):
8 chicks; 5 Blue, 2 Blue Partridge, & 1 White (hatched 4/13/10) ...$10 each

djmb74 · 04-30-2010, 11:04 AM

Thats awesome greg... just know that those breeds aren't prolific egg layers so they are basically gonna be pets that give you eggs ever so often. If you are looking for some eggs on a regular basis then also get a couple Rhode Island Reds to add to your flock...or if you want to stick with the smaller chickens like you are getting then get some white or brown leghorns they lay white eggs the Rhode Islands lay huge brown eggs

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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg

Im getting a AMERAUCAUNAS (EASTER EGG CHICKEN) and two Silkies ! I found a lady that lives like 30 mins from me shes has chickens for sale here is her web site you can see pictures of them. I will soon have there home finished cool I will soon be a banana / chicken farmer !

Here is the site
DEB'S BIRDS Home
Here is some information on the chickens I know I want the white silkie but im undecided about a blue are the Partrige maybe I should get both that would only be four chickens.
AMERAUCAUNAS (EASTER EGG CHICKENS)...
These standard size hens lay beautiful blue-green eggs. They have puffy cheeks & beards, and green legs. We always have a few of these laying hens around because we love their BIG, wonderful personalities. All chicks vaccinated for Marek's Disease (included in price).
TOP QUALITY -Silkies
Excellent potential for show birds & breeding stock (unsexed):
8 chicks; 5 Blue, 2 Blue Partridge, & 1 White (hatched 4/13/10) ...$10 each

cherokee_greg · 04-30-2010, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by djmb74

Thats awesome greg... just know that those breeds aren't prolific egg layers so they are basically gonna be pets that give you eggs ever so often. If you are looking for some eggs on a regular basis then also get a couple Rhode Island Reds to add to your flock...or if you want to stick with the smaller chickens like you are getting then get some white or brown leghorns they lay white eggs the Rhode Islands lay huge brown eggs

Im also getting the easter egg layer I might get a rhode island too who knows. Thanks

djmb74 · 04-30-2010, 11:20 AM

Ya they call the EE's for short I have 2 of them...

$10 a chick sounds crazy high... I've never paid more than $3 for any breed I have...

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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg

Im also getting the easter egg layer I might get a rhode island too who knows. Thanks

cherokee_greg · 04-30-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by djmb74

Ya they call the EE's for short I have 2 of them...

$10 a chick sounds crazy high... I've never paid more than $3 for any breed I have...

I just received another email from a lady that lives close to my brother she is much cheaper and even closer to me. She does not have the ees tho she has Delawares which are very good layers and she has a bigger selection of the silkies its Feather Acres - Rare Breed Poultry Preservation

Abnshrek · 04-30-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg

Im also getting the easter egg layer I might get a rhode island too who knows. Thanks

Rhode Islands are steady relable producers even though they do produce brown what's called yard eggs :^)

cherokee_greg · 05-02-2010, 12:49 AM

Well I finally decided on what chickens I wanted. I really did not have the space for a big chicken coop and run so I went with the small chickens. We really donot eat that many eggs and I really wanted them as pets. So here is what I been working on the last few days

I got One Modern English Game
two Silkie partridge and one Silkie splash
here are the girls

Abnshrek · 05-02-2010, 01:26 AM

Well nice work CG.. The Chicken Condo. One sweet set-up:^)

LilRaverBoi · 05-03-2010, 04:14 PM

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Well nice work CG.. The Chicken Condo. One sweet set-up:^)

Yeah, you all have such fancy set-ups! We had a couple old chicken houses that were probably 50+ years old and a 4-5 foot tall fence that enclosed a space around it. Nothing with fancy wood and a top on the chicken run like you all have!

cherokee_greg · 05-03-2010, 11:05 PM

These are city chickens . I did some more work on the chicken condo after I got home from my job. I did some landscaping.

Patty in Wisc · 05-04-2010, 05:57 PM

Greg, did you make that? Very nice!

palmtree · 05-04-2010, 08:21 PM

Very nice. Seems like a lot of work was put into it. I could definitely picture some banana plants to the right side shading the chickens as well as other tropicals

cherokee_greg · 05-04-2010, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by palmtree

Very nice. Seems like a lot of work was put into it. I could definitely picture some banana plants to the right side shading the chickens as well as other tropicals

I was thinking the same thing thanks

cherokee_greg · 06-09-2010, 11:22 AM

Martin well I finally have my chickens in there new pin. Thanks again for posting this thread. Because of you and Clare I got me some chickens and im very happy I did. They added so much to my garden thanks here is some pictures not to good tho im not a picture taker

LilRaverBoi · 06-09-2010, 12:08 PM

Ooooo.....silkies! Very nice!

cherokee_greg · 06-09-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

Ooooo.....silkies! Very nice!

Yes silkies I have three and one modern game the modern game is real tall looks like a road runner it is so funny with the silkies.The silkies look like they have pajammas on ! LOL There all a trip !

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