Olive Egger - Isbar x BCM

[lawatt]

Thank you for responding. Finding these guys on the West Coast is a challenge for sure. I am very, very reluctant to do the long distance mail order thing after a total disaster just recently. Oh well, my search continues. Thanks again.

I'm in Sonoma County (CA) and have hens laying eggs with this cross, but they are not hatching well -- sorry i can't help!

 

[oregonkat]

I'm in Sonoma County (CA) and have hens laying eggs with this cross, but they are not hatching well -- sorry i can't help!

Thanks so much for your response. If things change with your eggs, perhaps for next spring, please keep me in mind for some. Kat

 

[RockelleP]

I bred my blue Isbar Rooster to my Black Copper Maran last fall because I was curious about egg color. The hen was a blue and just layed her first egg at 5 months this past week. I am not too impressed with the color, but it did satisfy my curiosity Here is a picture of the result. The darker egg above was her first egg. She layed me five eggs in five days and the last egg was the lighter one on the left.

Curious how dark is your bcms egg? Do you have a pic?

 

[cressrb]

My BCM lay a medium brown egg. I did not get a pic of them. I know how cark a proper BCM can lay and this was not.

I placed her and I placed my olive egger.

 

[K&S_Farms_]

I have got to add some of these to to my flock! Anyone here have any eggs for sale?

-Joe

 

[MountainMarans2012]

K & S_Farms_ I sent you a Message too! .....Are you looking for BCM or Silverudd's Swedish Blue Isbar Eggs. I live up in Bodfish, Calif. close to you.....I'm on FB https://www.facebook.com/lilcougar4 PM me

 

[oregonkat]

I am also interested in anyone on the west coast who has both Isbar and BCM hatching eggs for sale. Thanks.

 

[MountainMarans2012]

oregankat.....I don't ship, but on this FB Group you will find those that do....Look up on Facebook The Silverudd's Blue Isbar Group Here's the Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1422994111329877/

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I hope this isn't poor form, but I can't help but revive this thread...so much great info and photos!

I raise both Silverudd's Blue and Black Copper Marans, so, of course, I crossed them - SB roos over BCM hens. 6 chicks hatched in my incubator, all unassisted. The SBxBCM hatched earlier than the pure SB and are slightly larger, but all are vigorous. I'm pleased as punch to have gotten one dark blue SB and one blue "OE" (presumptive OE, acknowledging the possibility of pullets being dark brown layers, too) along with four black OE. I think (hope!) there are four pullets, including the two blues, and two cockerels. Photo is from Christmas Day, and they're bigger now.

@chickenpolo

 

[Ghosty]

Pretty chicks. I was looking at Silverrud's Blue the other day. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out!