I just hatched 7 F3 olive eggers. Dark olive laying hens crossed with Cream Legbar roo. The chicks are all black or blue and barred (white spot on head). Looking forward to see what they lay...
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Since the shells on my F2s are very dark olive green, I was breeding back to blue.Quote:
I would bet, less intense olive eggers as you would introducing more of the white egg shell gene and brown egg shell inhibitors, crossing those F3 with Marans or Welsummers would encrease the dark egg shell trait
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.Quote:
so Darker is not always better?
No, just green, to get an olive you need very dark egg layers like welsumers, marans, penedesenca