Easter Egger
Easter Eggers
are not technically a breed per se, but a variety of chickens that do not
conform to any breed standard but lay large to extra-large eggs that vary in
shade from blue to green to olive to aqua and sometimes even pinkish. Easter
Eggers vary widely in color and conformation, and are exceptionally friendly
and hardy. Since they are usually quite friendly to children and humans in
general, they are a great choice for a family flock. Most hatcheries mistakenly
label their Easter Eggers as Ameraucanas or Araucanas. Easter Eggers do not
qualify to be shown, since they do not conform to a breed standard.
Egyptian Fayoumi
Egyptian
Fayoumis are an ancient Chicken that originated in the Nile Valley. They have
are pretty and unique appearance. They hold their tails upright--nearly
vertical--and have especially long, graceful necks. They are decent layers of
smallish, cream, or tinted eggs.
Egyptian Fayoumis are one of the most early maturing of chicken breeds: hens can begin laying eggs as early as 4-1/2 or 5 months. Fayoumis are known to be naturally resistant to Marek''s Disease and to many other illnesses. However, they are normally fairly nervous in temperament, and can be feather pickers if they don''t have enough room to roam. They can be territorial about their favorite nesting spots, and roosters are noisy. They are also ...
Ermellinata di Rovigo
The selection
work started in 1959 (and completed in 1965) at the Experimental Poultry
Station in Rovigo, a city in Northern Italy. The Sussex and Rhode Island Red
contributed to its creation. The aim of the selection was to obtain a good
producer of valuable meat and good layer.They are a double-purpose breed (meat and eggs), with good precocity. Also the hens can be used in the interbreeding for the production of autosexing chicks.
The chicks are yellow with light-grey wings. Adults have a “ermellinato” livery: white Columbian or light (white livery with dark neck hackles and main tail feathers). Single comb, red earlobes. Yellow skin and shanks. At 120 days, cockerels and pullets reach the weight of 1.7- ...