Can olive eggers be sexed at hatch?

[Tstraub]

8 week update and I’m happy to report no surprises. Comb and wattle color is still very pale. Feather color is quite nice with no signs of the red shoulders and backs like her black copper marans 1/2 brothers. Im really liking this chick now just a couple months more waiting to see what color eggs she will lay.

 

[Tstraub]

X3 Pullet-very interesting coloration, would love to see her pics in about 6-8 weeks from now.

Here she is 6 weeks later. She is 12 weeks old and I think it’s safe to say she is a pullet. She has been named “blue”. I’ll try to remember to update this thread one final time in 2-4 months or so once she lays an egg.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Aww she’s really cute

 

[SchwartzLakeFarmNC]

She is absolutely stunning!
I love her coloring, congrats on such a beautiful Pullet!

 

[Tstraub]

She is absolutely stunning!
I love her coloring, congrats on such a beautiful Pullet!

Thank you, she hatched out of a light green egg, but it was fertilized by a black copper marans known to have very dark egg offspring. I can’t wait to see if she got the blue egg gene. Of my 4 olive Eggers I got from rual king 3 lay light green and one lays tan. I know nothing is guaranteed but I paid extra for the olive Eggers so I had my expectations set a bit higher than they delivered.

 

[Tstraub]

Update, she is now 7 months old and laid her first egg today. She was apparently working on laying it in the corner of the coop when I opened the door to fill the feed. I must have scared the egg out of her because she jumped up and ran and out it came. Unfortunately it cracked when it hit the floor. I’m very excited about the color.

 

[LaFleche]

Beautiful egg, congratulations!

 

[NatJ]

View attachment 3738955View attachment 3738956Update, she is now 7 months old and laid her first egg today. She was apparently working on laying it in the corner of the coop when I opened the door to fill the feed. I must have scared the egg out of her because she jumped up and ran and out it came. Unfortunately it cracked when it hit the floor. I’m very excited about the color.

Thanks for updating. She's beautiful, and so is her egg!

 

[Tstraub]

Thanks for updating. She's beautiful, and so is her egg!

Thanks