First Olive Egger Egg!

[AshleySGM]

Here's the brown egg, I peeled a little and it was brown. I'm not 100% positive it was her, but she was in the nest beside 2 others, when all 3 left I collected eggs. There wasn't an egg in her box but there was a new egg right beside the waterer. Here it is.

Here's the other pullets egg, I was able to peel the membrane completely out of the top half (in the picture).

 

[AshleySGM]

Well Onyx laid her first egg this morning. Cream. I'm very disappointed. Opal laid her third and it's the same shade of green. So either someone was dishonest or I don't know anything about egg genetics. I thought crossing BCM to blue egg laying Ameraucanas would result in 100% olive eggers. I do have a question. If you do that crossing, would all chicks have beards? Out of the 3 hens, the only one laying green is the only one with the beard. All 5 roosters had them. I kept one, but now I'm thinking of getting rid of him. I can't use him to breed more Olive Eggers.

 

[aart]

I thought crossing BCM to blue egg laying Ameraucanas would result in 100% olive eggers. I do have a question. If you do that crossing, would all chicks have beards?

Yes, they should be 100% OE. But all Ameraucanas should lay blue eggs....and many birds that are called Ameraucanas are actually Easter Eggers...and there is where the chance of shell colors other than green/olive come in.

Hard to say where any possible 'deception' may have originated as the hatcheries are notorious for calling EE's Ameraucanas...and that is perpetuated down the line to many 'backyard breeders'.

Not sure about the beard gene(s) dominance...way over my head.

 

[AshleySGM]

These were from a breeder. But yes people aren't always honest or even sure about Ameraucanas.

 

[aart]

These were from a breeder

That word can mean many things.
I'd contact them with pics of the birds their and eggs and see what they have to say.
You have 3 supposed OE's and can positively ID the eggs that came from each bird?

 

[AshleySGM]

Yes I've been watching them on the camera so I do know positively who's laid each egg.

 

[RJGM]

Hey what age are your Oliver’s I have 5 of them that are going to be 25 weeks old and I still have yet to get a eggs just wondering

 

[AshleySGM]

Mine all started the week they turned 25 weeks old. All 3 started laying spaced out a day or two between each other.

 

[RJGM]

Mine all started the week they turned 25 weeks old. All 3 started laying spaced out a day or two between each other.

Ok thanks I was thinking it should be any day now I’m new to the chicken world

 

[AshleySGM]

@RJGM I noticed them checking out the nest boxes and then Opal layed her green egg.