Is this an Olive Egger?

[Ruby Rogue]

Is that chart telling me that if I cross an olive egger with an olive egger that I can get an any colored layer?

 

[ScratchNbawk]

An Olive Egger is like a subcategory of Easter Egger.

That makes sense, I didn’t quite know exactly how to explain it

 

[BDutch]

As far as i know : EE and olive E are not a breed. But named after the egg color. (I’m not an expert.)

 

[ScratchNbawk]

Also, can I have her?

Suuuuuuure you can.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Suuuuuuure you can.

@TheOddOneOut Look! I'M FINALLY GONNA GET THOSE COLORED EGGS!!!

 

[halefamily_flock]

Is that chart telling me that if I cross an olive egger with an olive egger that I can get an any colored layer?

Theoretically, yes. By the time you have an Olive Egger, it's got one blue and one dark brown gene. Brown coating splits the difference so the blue egg with no brown coating+ white egg with dark brown coating = light brown layer on top of blue (dominant over white). If you have two of these crossed with each other, you could get various combinations of white vs. blue egg, lighter vs. brighter blue underneath and less or more brown coating on top. A flock of olive eggers reproducing with each other can produce a lot of potential colors.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Pretty girl! Like others said, OE are pretty much a subcategory of EEs, so call her whatever speaks to you

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Theoretically, yes. By the time you have an Olive Egger, it's got one blue and one dark brown gene. Brown coating splits the difference so the blue egg with no brown coating+ white egg with dark brown coating = light brown layer on top of blue (dominant over white). If you have two of these crossed with each other, you could get various combinations of white vs. blue egg, lighter vs. brighter blue underneath and less or more brown coating on top. A flock of olive eggers reproducing with each other can produce a lot of potential colors.

I love that. Those would be true Easter eggers in my definition. Can't wait to see what my OE's produce.

(I guess that is, if my cockerel turns out to be an OE, I guess there's no way of knowing with him)

 

[halefamily_flock]

I love that. Those would be true Easter eggers in my definition. Can't wait to see what my OE's produce.

You'll have to post pictures when you get them

 

[ScratchNbawk]

So we have 2 EE pullets and 1 lays a light blue egg and the other lays a blue egg but it's always looked more of a green. I'd say hers is a lighter shade of the OP's olive egger. Could Eggers (actual name of my girl) be an olive egger too? I didn't think you could tell by physical traits of the hens, just the egg color. Am I assuming wrong? Thanks!

I think I incorrectly assumed one could tell by physical traits . . .