Rhode Island Red/Easter Egger cross

[Chicka_deee]

Any update? Has she started laying yet?

No eggs yet but she looks like she is about to start laying, her comb which looks to be a pea comb is almost fully developed and face is very red in color, hoping to get some eggs very soon I’ll post some pictures of her at the moment when I can get some and definitely will update when she starts laying!

 

[Hssnider73]

No eggs yet but she looks like she is about to start laying, her comb which looks to be a pea comb is almost fully developed and face is very red in color, hoping to get some eggs very soon I’ll post some pictures of her at the moment when I can get some and definitely will update when she starts laying!

Can’t wait to see! It’s soon.
That’s the hardest part about chickens. Waiting for them to lay eggs.

 

[Chicka_deee]

Can’t wait to see! It’s soon.
That’s the hardest part about chickens. Waiting for them to lay eggs.

It’s so hard to wait! But it’s also the best feeling when you find a new egg in the boxes!!

 

[Jrbd82]

It’s so hard to wait! But it’s also the best feeling when you find a new egg in the boxes!!

Followed this whole post hoping to see the eggs but it ended here

 

[Chicka_deee]

Forgot to update when my hen started laying but here’s a pic of her beautiful egg now! She ended up laying a light hued olive egg with occasional tiny amounts of speckles!

 

[Jenchicken]

I am in the second week of brooding a big batch of RIR hens with a Easter Egger rooster. I figure that these two breeds have without a doubt the best production/family friendly/hardiness factors of any other breed. I was surprised that there is nothing on the web without the few exceptions of "accidents" about crossing these two breeds. I hope there is not a reason for not crossing! My plan is to cross two generations with selectivity of production of tinted eggs., reddish cream color chickens, and upwards of around a 7 pound bird. I'll let you know what happens with my experiment.

What ended up coming from your cross breading?

 

[Shezachic]

I crossed an Easter Egger Roo that has grey legs and tail end and a mostly red front end with Rhode Island Red hens. Chicks came out either looking like a traditional RIR chick or black/grey with grey legs. I grey one of the grey ones out and gave the rest away. Turned out to be a beautiful hen that lays very well, is more docile that RIR hens with very good egg shell quality and brown eggs. I have another batch in the incubator now with the same RIR hens and possibly some of the grey hens eggs. The first one to hatch is grey/black and the second is like a RIR chick colour. I’m interested to see if they will be sex-linked. If so, this will be my go to breeders from now on!

 

[chickmes]

I have a Easter egger rooster and a RIR hen and I just put a batch of 8 eggs in the incubator the eggs are set to hatch the 10th of September I will be sure to keep you guys informened on what they look like

Long time ago, but did you have success?

 

[MountainMarans2012]

I have a Easter egger rooster and a RIR hen and I just put a batch of 8 eggs in the incubator the eggs are set to hatch the 10th of September I will be sure to keep you guys informened on what they look like

Long time ago, but did you have success?

I did this cross twice 12 years ago.
Using a EE or Ameraucana Rooster with slate colored skin/legs x RIR Hens with yellow skin/ legs.
Male chicks hatched out with yellowish colored legs, females hatched out with slate skin / legs.
All my pullets from crossing laid greenish moss colored eggs.
Was a good cross for temperament and better productive layers.

 

[kentpointmarina]

Here's our RIR x Easter Egger cross hen. She lays olive-colored green eggs.
Father is Rhode Island Red and mother is Easter Egger.