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  1. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Look for a pea comb. If she is an Easter Egger rather than an Ameracauna (95 ish % of them are) there is a good chance that one egg gene could be brown rather than blue. If she was sold to you as an Americauna (with an i) the odds go up even higher. Many hatcheries throw that "i" in there as a...
  2. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Mine have laid between 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 months, but I'm in CA! I bet it's what you're saying about her hatching in the summer and she's just holding out for more light and warmer weather. It helps that she's pretty!
  3. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    I would think the ones that turned out green would be pretty pale, not "olive." Most people use a darker layer for the brown like a Marans or Welsummer. I'd like to see pics if you try it!
  4. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    I got one from My Pet Chicken. I was very happy with her. Oh, she wasn't straight run though, not sure if they do that. I ordered pullets. She was blue, very pretty. I have gorgeous pullets from her now who I crossed with My Marans. The ones who lay olive have some great shades!
  5. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    No problem, just didn't want to butt in if you were having a conversation w/ a specific person. Good luck!
  6. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Hello, not sure which breed of roos you were asking about? Were you directing the question to a specific person? There are many breeds that can be used to produce olive eggers. Marans, Welsummers, Ameracaunas, and Legbars are common. Personally, I've seen very gentle and very aggressive out of...
  7. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Love the name Chicken Fajita! Wow, I've never heard of such a mean hen. My sweet girl seems to be rubbing off on other chickens in her coop. I have several now who walk up and talk to me or fly onto my shoulder every time I enter. They're actually becoming somewhat of a nuisance. It's hard not...
  8. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Lovely!!
  9. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Walked into one of the coops today and one of my young OE's (hopefully, she's not yet laying) jumped onto my shoulder. She is the friendliest chicken I've ever had. The strangest part to me is that her dad turned out to be very mean. I bred him before realizing that when he was pretty young. He...
  10. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Wow, those are gorgeous! Are those eggs really as purple as they look?
  11. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Awesome!!
  12. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Thanks for the advise! I've ruled out 3 out of 9 so far. Think I've got the winner in the isolated coop. There's only a few with very red combs.
  13. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Love the color!!
  14. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Nice eggs! I had one that laid a green like that. Was my favorite.
  15. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Thanks all! Can't wait to see what her sisters lay!
  16. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    One of my 4 1/2 month old Olive Eggers is laying! She is OE x Marans. Now to figure out who laid it. Several of them look ready. They're really a lot brighter than they appear here. Need some clouds I think.
  17. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Well, they will be sex-linked, which will be awesome! Because your girls are barred, your males will hatch with the white spots on the head and the pullets will not have them. This will work great with the blue roo, but I've heard others say that the splash roos don't produce good sex links...
  18. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

  19. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Nice eggs!
  20. Olive Oil

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    So sorry to hear. Wish you were closer.
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