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It's way too complicated for that. Most Olive Eggers don't start getting impressive until the B1 generation (the F1 pullets crossed back to the Marans...you need to keep stacking those dark egg genes, they're much more complicated than just "one copy, two copies").
Some people get lucky and get an F1 pullet that lays nice, dark olive eggs, but that's not the norm.
Usually F1 gives a decent olive green, more just a rich forest green. F2 from crossing back to Marans gives this AMAZING, really dark olive color. What I love is when people start getting into the weird golden brown colors.
It's way too complicated for that. Most Olive Eggers don't start getting impressive until the B1 generation (the F1 pullets crossed back to the Marans...you need to keep stacking those dark egg genes, they're much more complicated than just "one copy, two copies").
Some people get lucky and get an F1 pullet that lays nice, dark olive eggs, but that's not the norm.
Usually F1 gives a decent olive green, more just a rich forest green. F2 from crossing back to Marans gives this AMAZING, really dark olive color. What I love is when people start getting into the weird golden brown colors.
