I'm sure this has been asked or answered on here before but I'm curious if a CCL rooster over a BCM hen make 100% OE offspring. I've hatched OE with my BCM rooster over Easter Egger hens and picked out the pea comb ones since it is said that the pea comb is believed to be closely related to the...
My other OE laid her first egg today! Both are laying now. It is speckled. Wonder if it will stay that way? The pics never turn out like real life. They look more green in person.
I hatched some OE's last year from and Easter Egger hen and a BCM rooster. Only had 2 hens with pea combs. One finally laid her first egg today. Here it is next to an EE egg.
Finally starting t get some eggs. i have a couple easter eggers laying, my buff is laying, a white leghorn mix (lays a light beige egg) , and 1 of my OE. only 5 hens outta 17 laying so far. The EE with red beard (my favorite) lays a pinkish egg. Hard to tell from the pic tho.
Finally got an olive egg! One of my 2 OE laid her first egg today. I'm surprised at the size of her first one! Here is one next to one from one of my easter egger.
I bought them at the farmers co-op and they had been sexed as day old chicks. They are Easter Egger chickens and a Buff Orpington. I hope to find eggs every afternoon when I get home but still none. I wonder if they wont lay till spring since the days are getting shorter, however I do have a...
Yes they are, I recognize your screen name! Small world huh lol. Sadly one did die but the second one in question is looking a lot better. If it does make it looks like I will have 5 pullets and 2 roos.
Hello all! Just wanted to share some photos. I ordered a dozen Welsummer eggs on ebay. I received 14 eggs all intact. Hatch day was Friday and kinda ran into Saturday. I ended up with 8 that hatched but there are 2 I'm watching closely as I'm not sure they will make it. If what I've read about...
I've never posted on here but subscribed the other day because I ordered some Welsummer eggs on ebay. All arrived intact even the extras that were sent.
Here's how they arrived
Bubble wrap on top
Paper napkins and newspaper
under all the napkins was a nest made out of shredded...
I have a few olive egger hens that are BCM rooster over an EE. I have a couple (blue) grey roos. Is there any benefit to keeping one of the roos? Kinda new at the OE's, do the OE roos have a olive egg color gene, or would it be either dark brown gene, or blue gene? Does that make sense lol? Just...
16 Weeks old:
I can't decide which rooster to keep. My wife likes the white one.
I have started to really like this one. His muffs and beard are huge and I love the coloring. Can't tell in the pics but he has an awesome shiny green sheen to him too.
Here's my egger hens
This was sold to my as an easter egger. It is 8 weeks old so I know its a complete guess but anyone have an idea on the sex? I know the 3 row pea combs are males and pullets have a single row. This ones comb is wide but smooth. Haven't seen one like this before. any opinions are welcome! Thanks
Thank you for the replys. I didn't see any worms in the throat of the bird that died. I only have 1 that is acting funny now and when i picked her up brown looking water ran out of her mouth. I VERY gently pressed on her crop and more came out. I didn't keep doing it because I read it will get...