What is an Olive Egger?

[2chicks poultry]

I am always hearing people talk about their Olive Eggers, and I was just wondering what they are. My guess is that they are a mix between an americana and a dark egg laying breed? Am I right?

 

[Veer67]

Here this page will help:https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/373859/easter-egger-vs-olive-egger

 

[CowGrrrl]

They are a cross between a blue egg-laying bird and a dark "chocolate" brown egg-laying bird. Usually folks use an Easter Egger hen and a Marans cock to do the job. That is the most common cross I believe.

 

[donrae]

The classic is an easter egger or true ameraucana and a marans or welsummer. I have a few hens that lay olive eggs from an ee/regular brown cross. My ds 14 calls them camo eggs lol.

 

[ederob]

They are a cross between a blue egg-laying bird and a dark "chocolate" brown egg-laying bird. Usually folks use an Easter Egger hen and a Marans cock to do the job. That is the most common cross I believe.

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[2chicks poultry]

Thanks!