Hatching olive eggs

[Sara1983]

Hiya I'm quite a newbie but... if you buy olive egger hatching eggs that ARE olive in colour does that mean the chicks that hatch will then lay olive eggs?

 

[nuthatched]

Usually, but the sires genetics affect the hen chicks eggs.
Olive egged gene hen + blue egged gene roo = green eggs
Olive egged gene hen + cream/white egg gene roo = paler eggs
Olive egg gene hen + brown egg gene roo= brown eggs.

 

[Sara1983]

Thank you

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's always a chance they won't. Olive layers have a dark brown gene and a blue gene. Because they're heterozygous for that color, no matter what you cross them with (even another olive layer), there is a chance that the offspring will not have a dark brown gene and a blue gene

 

[Sara1983]

So what is the best way to get my olive eggs I'm obsessed

 

[JacinLarkwell]

To get a chocolate laying male and cross him over true blue laying hens

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Depending on what the father to the eggs you have are, you can get some nice colors though, even if not actually olive

 

[Sara1983]

Thanks so much

 

[ElfenLied89]

Thanks so much

Behold my colorful eggs! Jelly? Are ya?!

Jokes aside, they are def pretty but a PAIN to see into!! I can't tell if my eggs are going or not. I just have to hope and pray.

 

[Sara1983]

Aww lovely hah well jelly... I have some going in in next few days we'll excited