Do I Have the Recipe Right?

[americanchicks]

Hi all! So have had my Blue Copper Maran rooster for about 3 months, got him off of C.L. Could not asked for a better guy. He is great with the hens, watches for danger, will cluck for them when food is there. He also shares! He will take treats out of your hands and feed them to the ladies. Best part not aggressive at all with me or my kids he just gets out of the way. Sorry just had to brag about Toby

Anyhoo I got Toby because I wanted to make Olive Eggers. Have already hatched a small clutch and have more eggs in the bater. Going to start selling some chicks and even fertile eggs. Have some people who are interested. I just want to double check that I have it right for O.E.

Blue Copper Maran Rooster + Wehaten ameraucanas (blue eggs) = Olive Egger.

Toby

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If you have a dark egg breed crossed with a blue or green egg breed, you'll get olive eggers to some degree.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Your recipe is right....the f1 pullet chicks bred back to dad will be even better.

 

[americanchicks]

Something that I read stated if you breed a male with the blue egg gene to a dark egg laying female only half the clutch will be Olive Eggers. But hen you reverse it you get all olive eggers. Is that not the case?

 

[wild chick]

following so I know the recipe too! Curious about the male brown egg x female blue egg any different than male blue egg x female brown egg. And are olive eggers just as olive if the brown egg layer is regular brown, not chocolate brown?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

following so I know the recipe too! Curious about the male brown egg x female blue egg any different than male blue egg x female brown egg. And are olive eggers just as olive if the brown egg layer is regular brown, not chocolate brown?

No, the true olive is blue + chocolate....lots of shades of green out there, many erroneously labeled as olive eggs....light brown + blue = green, but not olive

 

[The Moonshiner]

OP you're correct in your first post.
Couple things though. Your hens need to be true ameraucana (from your post I assume they are) and not EEs.
Another thing is just how dark of eggs come from the roosters line. I've seen Mar and that don't lay that dark of eggs so you end up with green eggs instead of olive egg.

From 2nd post. If your crossing to a green egg layer you'll end up getting some brown egg layers.

From 3rd post. If you cross the F1s back to their father you'll get about 50% brown egg layers.

Post 4. That is not correct.

Post 5. No you will get green egg layers from crossing to brown egg layers. It needs to be dark brown egg layers to get olive eggers.
It is said it is best for the dark brown egg layer to be the male because some off the brown egg genes are sex linked so a male will carry more and pass on more of those genes then a female would.
In my experience crossing either direction came out the same so I can't confirm.

 

[aart]

Sounds like a good boy....nice looking too!
Got some pics of your Wheaten Ameraucana girl(s)...and their eggs?

 

[americanchicks]

Couple things though. Your hens need to be true ameraucana (from your post I assume they are) and not EEs.

I got them from a gal who was using then in a breeding project, she had extras. So I am assuming they are. Sugar is beardless however.

Sounds like a good boy....nice looking too!
Got some pics of your Wheaten Ameraucana girl(s)...and their eggs?

He is a great guy even my hubby likes him and he was not thrilled about me getting a rooster. He was tormented by his childhood one. I do have picks. In fact all four girls lined up for the shot.