Search results for query: *

  1. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    There are some BCM eggs an hour and a half away for 8.00 an egg. He can't afford that!
  2. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Sorry... he would save a rooster from the true Ameraucanas and breed to the cuckoo marans.
  3. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    My son wants,to try his hand at getting some olive eggers in his flock. We have had chickens for 11 years. After looking into it, through this site, this is his plan... He is going to pick up some eggs on Sunday from an NPIP breeder that are true Ameraucanas laying blue eggs. He'll put those...
  4. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    she said the opposite, that the eggs are lighter now, at the beginning of the cycle and would get darker.
  5. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    The BCM eggs that he bought were not a very dark color. In the pictures on craigslist they were very dark. The breeder said that the eggs were just not as dark this time of year, but get darker. Is that true? So sad for my son who spend a lot of his money on these eggs. Too bad I didn't...
  6. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Well, that's helpful. The Americaunas were supposed to be pure breed lavender or wheaton, but I was surprised to see the eggs were green when we picked them up. So, they aren't pure breed then? The Americauna hens he has in the flock were bought from a farm store and lay green eggs. I...
  7. melbah

    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Ok, I have been reading through this thread to get my questions answered, but I am getting a little overwhelmed! I will just ask and keep reading and learning at the same time. My son sells eggs and raises pullets in the spring to sell. He has decided to work toward producing some Olive...
Back
Top Bottom