Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

[Mwhit]

That egg was more late season fade. Her true color is more Olive but she lays a variety of shades depending on her mood.View attachment 4281043
These are all Christys.
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I like my options this year, I wish I would have kept the 3 pullets I sold. Essentially starting over again having to get 2nd Gen eggs.

I get what you mean. From what I’ve experienced it’s been about 7-8 months before my olives or marans start to lay, so that adds even more time.

 

[TexasBlues]

My Olive Egger is a cross of BCM x EE (mint eggs). That OE (Christy) was then backcrossed and her 3 daughters gave me these, I ended up selling those 3 daughters last fall. View attachment 4281026

Since then I had Christy penned up with Poppy (recessive white Silver Marans, hiding blue) and hatched this little Blue OE.View attachment 4281033
Now Christy is back in with Kong (BCM) at the moment to start back over and I'm looking to keep a few to start playing with the egg colors. I can darken with BCM Sire, hatch Blues with Poppy or lighten the eggs and Zombie the chicks using Ayam Cemani.

That dark one by your thumb looks like a winner for backcrossimg back to marans.

 

[wrathsfarm]

That dark one by your thumb looks like a winner for backcrossimg back to marans.

Yes, that was a beauty and my favorite color. Whatever it's called. I definitely want more.