Time told that it was indeed a cockerel.
He was beautiful, tough and funny.
Unfortunately, as the hens ran under the deck.... he tried to take on a hawk around Christmas. It didn’t go too well. I miss him.
Very true. I noticed the OE had a bigger/taller comb than the Marans when we were at the farm. I was hoping because the comb is fleshy pink colored (the same tone as my Cream legbar hen) instead of reddish that maybe it had a chance of being a pullet. I have read that the color can be an...
I'm not sure my neighbors will be thrilled if it is a cockerel, but I guess I could still get olive eggs if I crossed it with the Marans. My daughter, who loves Greek mythology, calls it Olive Athena & named the Marans "Calypso" but if the OE is a boy I want to call him "Popeye."
Hey guys. Boy or girl?
Last weekend, I picked up what I was told was a 6-7 week old F1 Olive Egger (& a French Cuccoo Marans pullet!) The hen was a Welsummer and the Rooster was a Cream Legbar. It was the last and only one left at the farm, so I had nothing to compare it to in order to judge...