Easter Egger and Olive Egger confusion

[redinator]

Er, I suppose I should specifify that the bird has to have the genes for olive colored eggs. I say that 'cause obviously roosters don't lay eggs

Yeah I have BYM cockerel that's a weird looking dude. I'd love to know what his chicks would look like, but if his attitude gets any worse he may not be around much longer.

 

[AMURPHY227]

Olive Eggers are not Easter Eggers.

They are what they're called, Olive Eggers - they are guaranteed to lay green eggs.

Olive Eggers have 2 Homozygous parents- meaning 1 parent carries 2 copies of the blue gene, and the other parent carries 2 copies of the brown gene. The parents of first generation OE's must come from a pure lineage.

Ex: A black Copper Marans carries 2 copies of the brown gene.
A Cream Legbar carries 2 copies of the blue gene.
You breed these together and you have a First generation Olive Egger (F1OE).​

Most Easter eggers carry at least one white recessive gene.

Here is a very helpful and informative article about EE genetics, you can find Olive Eggers genetics explained on this website also!

https://silverhomestead.com/easter-egger-egg-shell-color-genetics/