Marans & Olive Egger Hatch

[Olive Oil]

Some of our first hatchlings! Birchen Marans and Olive Eggers. My hens have no interest in hatching their own, but this was great to watch!

 

[lightchick]

Awwww ADORABLE!

 

[gimmie birdies]

nice birds. my maran just laid her first egg, my roo is isbar with green egg gene


the center egg it will be fun to see them breed and what egg their offspring will get.

 

[Olive Oil]

So olive egger x marans? You will have to post pics of the eggs those chicks lay! That is one cross I am trying for. Supposed to be a dark olive green from what I've read. Beautiful!

 

[gimmie birdies]

she just started to lay and he just started to crow!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am putting these fridge eggs I got from a health food store under my hen after she finishes hatching 2 due tomorrow (pips) they are heating in incubator currently.look at that green one!!!

 

[Olive Oil]

They haven't been refrigerated, have they? I like the olive egg! My olive egger Olivia just started laying.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have hatched fridge eggs before.

 

[Olive Oil]

Interesting, I've always been told they won't hatch.

 

[gimmie birdies]

nope go to fridge egg hatch on backyard chickens you will see many who hatched. here are some of my fridge egg birds. from my fridge or a friends.