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  1. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: With most barred colored birds the big white spot generally means roo but I wouldnt say 100% but I'm guessing a very high percentage has the big white spot.Female's can have a small white spot but generally the big spot is roo's.Can anyone else help with this? Maybe you Patty?
  2. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: Well thanks neigbor.You will love her eggs.They are so pretty.Did you order the blue's or barred? I have blues and barred from Patty in the incubator... I agree the eggs are very pretty! My son is hatching and raising them for his 4H project... he calls them his Army Green Eggs I...
  3. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: Well thanks neigbor.You will love her eggs.They are so pretty.Did you order the blue's or barred?
  4. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: We got some from Patty (search byc name onthespot) and they are absolutely beautiful eggs! We can't wait for them to hatch! My barred olive eggers are hatching today from onthespot.They are due tommorow but a few decided they couldnt wait.Even coming from California to Georgia they...
  5. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: I wished I still had a picture of the mom.All of these chicks came from the same mom and dad.It is strange to get blue, black and what looks like white with black spots from the same parents. Please keep us updated on these as they grow up. The biggest chick has red coming in all over...
  6. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: Isn't she cute though? As soon as I brought them home everybody "claimed" her. (hoping it's a "her") She looks like somebody poked her with a sharpie in random places. I've never seem that before. I wished I still had a picture of the mom.All of these chicks came from the same mom...
  7. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: Oh I just found this post.Glad your chicks are doing so good.I wanted to add that the mom was supose to be a splash ameraucana but I think she was a dominent white.She is white with black spots all over(I think the spotted chick is going to be like her mom).The daddy is a very nice...
  8. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Quote: Nancy your BlueCM roo you got from me is the daddy to these chicks of HappyMTN 's..I have a few also.
  9. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    I understand that the more you cross olive eggers back to Marans, theoretically the darker the eggs will get.My question is has or does anyone have pictures of eggs from 2nd generation olive eggers breed back to marans? If you do not have pictures can you explain your results?
  10. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Has anyone got to the second generation to see how the eggs do? I mean has anyone breed a nice olive egger hen back to a marans or welsummer to see how much darker the eggs get and what percentage lay olive colored eggs versus brown eggs? Also what percentage of hens lay the olive eggs from the...
  11. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Thanks for the answer.I am using wheaton marans and wheaton ameraucanas.I am hoping for beautiful wheaton chickens that will be attractive as well as lay beautiful dark green eggs.My girls are almost at laying age and my roo is just waiting patiently Still have a ways to go on this project but...
  12. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    I am going to ask again.It must have been a really dumb question..haha Well here goes... When trying to get olive colored eggs does it matter if you use a hen that lays blue eggs over a roo like a maran or would it be better to use a marans hen over a ameraucana roo?
  13. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    This may sound like a dumb question but does it make a difference if you use a blue or green laying hen over a marans roo or if you use a marans hen over a ameraucanas roo? Does it make a difference?
  14. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    OK I am wanting a nice looking olive egger and came up with this idea even though what will be the start of my project are only chicks right now.I am going to use true wheaton ameraucana hens and a wheaton marans roo.What do you think? I am hoping the pullets will breed to be a true cream color...
  15. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    So my question is if you get the offspring say from a BCM and a EEer and the eggs of the offspring lay a green but not very dark egg should you breed this offspring again to a dark egger like a maran until you receive success?
  16. JamesA

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    I am also starting this project.I am going to try a BCM roo over my EEers that are laying beautiful blue eggs.I am also going to use a cuckoo maran roo that came from a very dark egg over some of my EEers to try to get the barred for early sexing.I guess although in the future but I will breed...
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