Trying to ID breed on a couple of these..... - Page 3

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Originally Posted by lizanne 

I found out that my "Olive Eggers" are a Barnevelder mix (from a Barnevelder roo).  Would they stil have a chance to lay a green egg?

that is what mine are crossed with a lavender ameraucana and there eggs are olive and pretty dark. More of mid a mid grade olive. very pretty eggs.

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Originally Posted by lizanne 

I'm so excited!!  At what age did yours start laying?  Mine are 21 weeks and arn't doing much.  A little red in the combs, and that's about it.  I was wondering if they tend to be on the slow side, on how early they lay.

lol hmmm can not say about 4 weeks ago. probably at 5 months. did you get yours from Fair Oaks? may of been the same woman lol.

im looking for an egg color thread i started for a question i had give me a few mins to find it lol might help with egg colors

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/686808/egg-colors

There are genes for brown eggs

a gene for blue eggs   (The blue egg gene and the white egg gene are actually alleles for those that understand)

a gene for white eggs.

eggs are either white or blue because of the genetics involved.

Chickens that lay:

white eggs have two genes for white egg ( no blue egg gene) and no brown egg genes.

brown eggs have 2 genes for white egg shell plus genes for brown egg shell.

blue eggs have one blue egg gene( plus a white egg gene) or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and no brown egg genes.

green eggs have one or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and brown egg genes. 

Pink eggs are just a tinted brown egg. There are no pink egg genes. 

Tim Adkerson

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Originally Posted by wordgirl 

I'd guess that Shadow, Coco, and Cinnamon are Oliver Eggers or Easter Eggers. :) They're very pretty!

 

Gina's a Silver Laced Wyandotte (and a really beautiful one, too!) and yep, Lulu definitely isn't! :) Look at the bottoms of her feet - if they're yellow, she's probably a Jersey Giant, if they're white, she's probably a Black Australorp. This isn't always a for-sure way to tell, especially if a chicken is from a hatchery, but it might help. If you wait till they're all the way grown, you can probably tell by size - a JG will be very big. 

X2 and the advise on the black one is spot on too I Love the grey EE's

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Originally Posted by lizanne 

   I did!!  From "The Chicken Lady".  That is so funny!!  Our Chickens are related....

Yep I have two of them.. love them very friendly. I like the idea of the barndeveler and ameraucna cross. they are laying pretty good now.

Mater of fact I am incubating some of there eggs which are crossed with my Icelandic Rooster. I threw some icelandic and some of these in there.

hopefully I will get crested easter eggers