Easter or Olive egger?

Duckee

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Jun 11, 2014
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Olive is 19 weeks old. The lady I got her from at 3 weeks old said she is an olive egger. How would I be able to tell before she lays? How can i tell what breeds she is mixed with? She is solid black ( comb, feet, feathers, beard), im not positive about her skin color, but it looks dark to me (she is docile, but skiddish with humans). It is hard to tell if she is close to lay by looking at her comb. About what age do EW or OE begin to lay? Any help is appreciated.
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Olive is 19 weeks old. The lady I got her from at 3 weeks old said she is an olive egger. How would I be able to tell before she lays? How can i tell what breeds she is mixed with? She is solid black ( comb, feet, feathers, beard), im not positive about her skin color, but it looks dark to me (she is docile, but skiddish with humans). It is hard to tell if she is close to lay by looking at her comb. About what age do EW or OE begin to lay? Any help is appreciated.
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Could be caused by several different melanizing genes that are associated with the extended black pattern gene. I've had a few Easter Egger/Barred Rock crosses have similar dark combs, but it's not specific to any one breed in particular.
 
Could be caused by several different melanizing genes that are associated with the extended black pattern gene. I've had a few Easter Egger/Barred Rock crosses have similar dark combs, but it's not specific to any one breed in particular.

Oh,ok. So i assume her comb will eventually turn red then? She also has a beautiful blue/purple hue opposed to my australorps green hue. She is the prettiest of my bunch hands down. I am anxious to get that first egg from her :D
 
Wow, i know it has been a LONG time, but I always like to read how things turn out so here it is...
Olive ended up laying a beautiful light pink egg!
unfortunately she always had crop issues that continued to get worse over time until she suddenly passed away at about 1 1/2 years old. She was my favorite of the flock & I was devastated :(
 

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