{"id":69733,"date":"2022-04-22T03:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T03:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:57:23","slug":"what-is-a-cherry-egger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a cherry Egger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_is_a_cherry_Egger\" title=\"What is a cherry Egger?\">What is a cherry Egger?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_color_egg_does_a_cherry_Egger_lay\" title=\"What color egg does a cherry Egger lay?\">What color egg does a cherry Egger lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_is_a_Cinnamon_queen\" title=\"What is a Cinnamon queen?\">What is a Cinnamon queen?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_color_eggs_do_Lakeshore_Eggers_lay\" title=\"What color eggs do Lakeshore Eggers lay?\">What color eggs do Lakeshore Eggers lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_two_breeds_make_an_Easter_Egger\" title=\"What two breeds make an Easter Egger?\">What two breeds make an Easter Egger?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_two_breeds_make_an_olive_Egger\" title=\"What two breeds make an olive Egger?\">What two breeds make an olive Egger?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_are_cherry_Eggers\" title=\"What are cherry Eggers?\">What are cherry Eggers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#How_do_you_tell_what_color_egg_An_Easter_Egger_will_lay\" title=\"How do you tell what color egg An Easter Egger will lay?\">How do you tell what color egg An Easter Egger will lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_Easter_Eggers_lay_pink_eggs\" title=\"What Easter Eggers lay pink eggs?\">What Easter Eggers lay pink eggs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_is_the_most_common_Easter_Egger_egg_color\" title=\"What is the most common Easter Egger egg color?\">What is the most common Easter Egger egg color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Are_Cinnamon_Queens_Good_layers\" title=\"Are Cinnamon Queens Good layers?\">Are Cinnamon Queens Good layers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_color_eggs_do_Cinnamon_Queen_chickens_lay\" title=\"What color eggs do Cinnamon Queen chickens lay?\">What color eggs do Cinnamon Queen chickens lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Are_Cinnamon_Queens_and_Golden_Comets_the_same_thing\" title=\"Are Cinnamon Queens and Golden Comets the same thing?\">Are Cinnamon Queens and Golden Comets the same thing?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Are_Cinnamon_Queen_chickens_a_hybrid\" title=\"Are Cinnamon Queen chickens a hybrid?\">Are Cinnamon Queen chickens a hybrid?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#How_many_eggs_does_a_lakeshore_Egger_lay\" title=\"How many eggs does a lakeshore Egger lay?\">How many eggs does a lakeshore Egger lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_color_eggs_will_my_Easter_Egger_lay\" title=\"What color eggs will my Easter Egger lay?\">What color eggs will my Easter Egger lay?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Are_Lakeshore_Eggers_friendly\" title=\"Are Lakeshore Eggers friendly?\">Are Lakeshore Eggers friendly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_color_are_Easter_Eggers\" title=\"What color are Easter Eggers?\">What color are Easter Eggers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#How_are_Easter_Eggers_made\" title=\"How are Easter Eggers made?\">How are Easter Eggers made?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Can_you_breed_Easter_Egger_to_Easter_Egger\" title=\"Can you breed Easter Egger to Easter Egger?\">Can you breed Easter Egger to Easter Egger?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Where_do_Easter_Eggers_come_from\" title=\"Where do Easter Eggers come from?\">Where do Easter Eggers come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#Are_Ameraucanas_the_same_as_Easter_Eggers\" title=\"Are Ameraucanas the same as Easter Eggers?\">Are Ameraucanas the same as Easter Eggers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_are_olive_Eggers_mixed_with\" title=\"What are olive Eggers mixed with?\">What are olive Eggers mixed with?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_cross_is_an_olive_Egger_chicken\" title=\"What cross is an olive Egger chicken?\">What cross is an olive Egger chicken?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-cherry-egger\/#What_are_olive_Eggers\" title=\"What are olive Eggers?\">What are olive Eggers?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_cherry_Egger\"><\/span>What is a cherry Egger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. Cherry Egger chickens are <b>a Rhode Island Red breed. We pick out some of the darker reds and ship them to you. They are good egg laying production chicken which will lay large brown eggs and one of the best chickens for backyards. They are well known for best chickens for eggs and kids.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_egg_does_a_cherry_Egger_lay\"><\/span>What color egg does a cherry Egger lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>brown eggs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Cinnamon_queen\"><\/span>What is a Cinnamon queen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cinnamon Queens are <b>a cross of a Rhode Island Red male and the Rhode Island White female. They are also sexable upon hatching. If you live in an area that does not allow roosters, you need to know the sex of your chicks right away. Female Cinnamon Queen chicks are reddish-brown and male chicks are white.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_eggs_do_Lakeshore_Eggers_lay\"><\/span>What color eggs do Lakeshore Eggers lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lakeshore Eggers are bred to lay a variety of eggs from shades of <b>pale light blue, blue-green to light mint green. There is about a 10% possibility of receiving a brown egg from them, as well.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_two_breeds_make_an_Easter_Egger\"><\/span>What two breeds make an Easter Egger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>brown eggs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_two_breeds_make_an_olive_Egger\"><\/span>What two breeds make an olive Egger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Easter Eggers are mixed-breed chickens that have been crossed at some point with <b>Araucanas or Ameraucanas. This means that the body type, comb, and other features will often resemble those of one of these breeds, but the egg color and feather color\/pattern can vary widely.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_cherry_Eggers\"><\/span>What are cherry Eggers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. Cherry Egger chickens are <b>a Rhode Island Red breed. We pick out some of the darker reds and ship them to you. They are good egg laying production chicken which will lay large brown eggs and one of the best chickens for backyards. They are well known for best chickens for eggs and kids.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_tell_what_color_egg_An_Easter_Egger_will_lay\"><\/span>How do you tell what color egg An Easter Egger will lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What Color Eggs Do Easter Egger Chickens Lay? <b>Easter Egger egg colors range from light blue, seafoam green, dark green, and pink. Each chicken only lays one color egg though! (So, if your hen lays green eggs, she&#8217;ll always lay green eggs).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Easter_Eggers_lay_pink_eggs\"><\/span>What Easter Eggers lay pink eggs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A: Hens of the <b>Araucana and Ameraucana breeds lay eggs with pale blue to bluish green shells. The chickens known as Easter Eggers can lay blue, green, olive or even pink eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_Easter_Egger_egg_color\"><\/span>What is the most common Easter Egger egg color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>blue<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Cinnamon_Queens_Good_layers\"><\/span>Are Cinnamon Queens Good layers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A beloved breed that takes the best qualities from its parents, a Rhode Island Red rooster, and a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen. The Cinnamon Queens are <b>wonderful egg layers and can take the cold hardiness of winter, ensuring that you will have eggs all year long.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_eggs_do_Cinnamon_Queen_chickens_lay\"><\/span>What color eggs do Cinnamon Queen chickens lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>brown egg<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Cinnamon_Queens_and_Golden_Comets_the_same_thing\"><\/span>Are Cinnamon Queens and Golden Comets the same thing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Golden Comet is much the same as the Cinnamon Queen in being the result of a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Rhode Island White hen, but is produced from a different set of bloodlines.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Cinnamon_Queen_chickens_a_hybrid\"><\/span>Are Cinnamon Queen chickens a hybrid?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Cinnamon Queens are a modern red sex linked hybrid chicken which are quick to start laying and produce 250 to 300 big brown eggs per year. They are easy to keep and docile in nature. Cinnamon Queens are a hybrid produced by breeding Rhode Island Red males and Rhode Island White females.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_eggs_does_a_lakeshore_Egger_lay\"><\/span>How many eggs does a lakeshore Egger lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lakeshore Egger The Lakeshore Eggers are active, but easy to handle, laying an array of large blue, green and brown eggs a the rate of <b>250+ annually.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_eggs_will_my_Easter_Egger_lay\"><\/span>What color eggs will my Easter Egger lay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What Color Eggs Do Easter Egger Chickens Lay? Easter Egger egg colors range from <b>light blue, seafoam green, dark green, and pink. Each chicken only lays one color egg though! (So, if your hen lays green eggs, she&#8217;ll always lay green eggs).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Lakeshore_Eggers_friendly\"><\/span>Are Lakeshore Eggers friendly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lakeshore Eggers are <b>very friendly and great for kids. They are also known for laying beautiful blue and green eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_are_Easter_Eggers\"><\/span>What color are Easter Eggers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Easter Egger ChickenEgg Color:<b>Typically blue<\/b>Known For Broodiness:No.Good With Children:Yes.Cost of Chicken:$4 per chick.5 more rowsx26bull;Aug 12, 2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_Easter_Eggers_made\"><\/span>How are Easter Eggers made?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the Ameraucana, the Easter Egger is not an actual breed. It is a hybrid chicken, the result of <b>crossing a blue-egg-laying breed with another breed, usually a brown-egg layer. Like the Ameraucana and its close cousin, the Araucana, the Easter Egger possesses the gene for blue eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_breed_Easter_Egger_to_Easter_Egger\"><\/span>Can you breed Easter Egger to Easter Egger?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A: <b>We don&#8217;t breed our Easter Eggers with anything else, only Easter Eggers. Since you know Easter Eggers are not purebred birds, it&#8217;s sort of a confusing thing to say, but keep in mind that the Easter Eggers were actually here first, before there were Araucana or Ameraucana breed standards at all.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_Easter_Eggers_come_from\"><\/span>Where do Easter Eggers come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Araucana. The original Araucanas were brought to the US from <b>Chile, South America, in the 1930s. They are rumpless birds which means they have no tail and no coccyx. They have ear &#8216;tufts&#8217; and a pea comb.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Ameraucanas_the_same_as_Easter_Eggers\"><\/span>Are Ameraucanas the same as Easter Eggers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Ameraucana is an APA (American Poultry Association) accepted breed.<\/b><b>An Easter Egger is not. Any of the following are NOT Ameraucana&#8217;s, they are all Easter Eggers: Americana, Ameracauna, Americauna, Ameraucauna, Ameracana, Ameruacana, or any other weird way of spelling Ameraucana is an EE NOT an Ameraucana.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_olive_Eggers_mixed_with\"><\/span>What are olive Eggers mixed with?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Olive Egger chickens are a hybrid created by crossing <b>a blue egg layer with a dark brown egg layer. Popular breeds used in breeding Olive Eggers include Ameraucanas, Marans, Legbars, and Welsummers.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_cross_is_an_olive_Egger_chicken\"><\/span>What cross is an olive Egger chicken?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Origin: Olive Egger chickens are not a breed, per se, but a cross of two breeds  <b>usually a blue egg layer and a dark brown egg layer. For example, when an Ameraucana hen&#8217;s egg is fertilized by a Marans rooster, the resulting chick will be an Olive Egger who will lay olive green eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_olive_Eggers\"><\/span>What are olive Eggers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Olive Eggers are <b>a fun and EGGciting hybrid breed to have in your flock! Olive Egger Hens lay several shades of green\/olive tones, hence, their name. They are bred by crossing a DARK brown egg laying breed with a blue egg laying breed.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is a cherry Egger?What color egg does a cherry Egger lay?What is a Cinnamon queen?What color eggs do Lakeshore Eggers lay?What two breeds make an Easter Egger?What two breeds make an olive Egger?What are cherry Eggers?How do you tell what color egg An Easter Egger will lay?What Easter Eggers lay pink&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}