To Make An Olive Egger......Legbar?????

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I just hatched a Blue Copper Marans rooster over Barred Rock and here is a Blue male:
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The dot became more noticeable as he died off more.

Here is a Blue Cochin rooster over Barred Rock:

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He needed to be fully dry to see the tiny dot. But these are only a small hatch so there could be more variations.
 
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I am relatively new to chickens (Started my flock towards the end of the season last year). Currently I have 4 egg layers of brown and light brown (cream?) eggs. They are Isa Brown, Buff Orpington, Black Sex Link, and Silkie. I'm very excited about my chicks this season! I have 2 Black Copper Maran pullets, 2 Cream Crested Legbar pullets, and 1 Cream Crested Legbar roo. I can't wait to see these new egg colors in the nest box! I ran across this thread and now my wheels are spinning! I think I'm reading that if I cross my CCL roo and my BCM hen, I'll get yet another egg color? Would they be sex linked?
 
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NancyH said:
Hello all
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I am relatively new to chickens (Started my flock towards the end of the season last year). Currently I have 4 egg layers of brown and light brown (cream?) eggs. They are Isa Brown, Buff Orpington, Black Sex Link, and Silkie. I'm very excited about my chicks this season! I have 2 Black Copper Maran pullets, 2 Cream Crested Legbar pullets, and 1 Cream Crested Legbar roo. I can't wait to see these new egg colors in the nest box! I ran across this thread and now my wheels are spinning! I think I'm reading that if I cross my CCL roo and my BCM hen, I'll get yet another egg color? Would they be sex linked?
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No sexlinking. If your CCL is the real deal and not a look-alike imposter, then you have a good chance of hatching some Olive Eggers with your Marans hens.
 
I've got Easter Eggers and plan to cross breed some with some Black Australorps. What color egg would I be getting from that combo if anyone knows? Someone told me I'd get a very pale green egg out of it.
 
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I've got Easter Eggers and plan to cross breed some with some Black Australorps. What color egg would I be getting from that combo if anyone knows? Someone told me I'd get a very pale green egg out of it.
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Depends. If the Easter Eggers are pure for the blue egg shell gene, then the offspring should all lay a shade of green. Results will be more varied and complicated if your Easter Eggers have genetics for green shells.
 
I have an Olive Egger.. mix from a Cream Legbar Roo and Blue Copper Maran hen. She is solid black in color at 1.5 month old. I am wondering if she will stay black or change colors? At what age do their feathers stop changing?
 
SouthernCalBeachChick said:
I like the variety of shades in olive eggers. I don't think darker is always better. My favorite olive shade is medium olive green with speckles. I'm trying different pairing for my F3s. This first batch I bred to a cream Legbar roo. Next batch I'll breed to a Marans roo.
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Photos please!!!! Would love to see the eggs you are getting- and the hens that lay them!
 

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