EE female and Welsumer Male - get olive eggers???

[Onslow's Hens]

Need olive egger help. I have an Easter Egger hen that lays medium to light green eggs. I have a Welsumer Rooster. If I breed them - would the off spring lay a darkish green egg?
I also have a cream legbar hen that lays a light blue egg- if I breed her and the Welsumer rooster would I get something like an olive egger?
Not sure if it matters which is the dark brown egg breed - the male or the female - or does that even matter.
Thanks for clarification.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Need olive egger help. I have an Easter Egger hen that lays medium to light green eggs. I have a Welsumer Rooster. If I breed them - would the off spring lay a darkish green egg?
I also have a cream legbar hen that lays a light blue egg- if I breed her and the Welsumer rooster would I get something like an olive egger?
Not sure if it matters which is the dark brown egg breed - the male or the female - or does that even matter.
Thanks for clarification.

I don't think it matters if it's the roo or the hen but I most often see marans roosters over blue egg layers for the more saturated olive egger colors. I'm sure a welsummer will also work but they may be lighter.

 

[Onslow's Hens]

Thanks so much for the clarification.

 

[Onslow's Hens]

So my cochin just hatched an egg that she decided belonged to her and she wanted to be a mom. The chick is from my easter egger hen and Welsummer rooster. Chick is the classic chipmunk. I am keeping my fingers crossed it is a SHE and that she might produce Olive eggs. I named her Olive as well. If it is a little roo - will need to find him a home. yikes.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

So my cochin just hatched an egg that she decided belonged to her and she wanted to be a mom. The chick is from my easter egger hen and Welsummer rooster. Chick is the classic chipmunk. I am keeping my fingers crossed it is a SHE and that she might produce Olive eggs. I named her Olive as well. If it is a little roo - will need to find him a home. yikes.

Yay! Congrats on the hatch!

 

[Onslow's Hens]

Thanks! I feel like I did it! LOL!! I have raised lots and lots of chicks in a brooder then introduced them to the flock. Not sure how to do this with a hen and chick. How long should I keep them in a separate pen. Mom is a very docile Cochin, very very low in the pecking order. Although since the chick hatched, she has been very protective and fending off (thru the pen panel) any hens that come over to check out the little one. Not sure what to do since usually she is the one pushed around by others.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thanks! I feel like I did it! LOL!! I have raised lots and lots of chicks in a brooder then introduced them to the flock. Not sure how to do this with a hen and chick. How long should I keep them in a separate pen. Mom is a very docile Cochin, very very low in the pecking order. Although since the chick hatched, she has been very protective and fending off (thru the pen panel) any hens that come over to check out the little one. Not sure what to do since usually she is the one pushed around by others.

This will really depend on your flock dynamics. My entire flock is very docile because I don't tolerate any bullies in the mix. I already knew my flock would openly tolerate a broody hen with her babies because I've had them before, the first time is always nerve-wracking because you don't know what to expect!
I have 4 broody hens right now that I still have intermingling with the flock. 2 are high in the pecking order, one is lower-middle of the road, and the other is very nearly at the bottom of the pecking order. 3 of the 4 broodies were just given chicks last night and I'm not seeing any issues, all are successfully protecting their chicks but the hen lowest on the pecking order is taking a bit more of a "beating" for them. Nothing terrible, but a few pecks here and there to her comb from the flock to remind her where she stands but they are not messing with the chicks. The first time I ever had a broody I kept her separated for a few days while the chicks grew to be a bit more sure-footed before I let her out with the rest of the flock, I now just allow the girls to hatch chicks and stay with the flock from day 1 but that doesn't work for everyone.
I would wait for a day when you can actively watch your hen with the flock to make sure everything works out well and if it doesn't, just separate them again. Good luck!

FYI this posturing you see in this image is normal from the broody hen to warn the others not to mess with her babies. In my case they were just curious and did not hurt the chicks, they just wanted to look.

 

[Onslow's Hens]

Thanks the for the info. I opened the pen gate last evening and stood near by to watch. Several hens came right over to get at the chick crumble in the pen. LOL did not even look at the chick. Mom (Bootsy) just kind of stood there with wide eyes watching them gobble up her feed. No pecking etc. I let them intermingle for about 30 mins. Bootsey was very stressed out even though no one really did anything. Bootsy rounded up her chick and went into her broody coop and would not come back out. I closed them back in the broody pen. I will let them out on Saturday when I can take a chair and sit for a long while. If all goes ok, I will just let Bootsy take her chick where ever she wants and make sure they are safely back in the broody pen at dusk. Like to keep things as natural as possible.