Olive Egger and egg color

[nicalandia]

It's not an olive egger if it does not lay Olive Colored eggs

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Ps. I used term "blue egger" because i dont have true ameraucanas, but easter eggers that carry the blue gene. And blue egg gene crossed with very dark brown egg SHOuld result in an olive egg. The vividness of olive color depends on the blue shade contribution too. U can crack a green egg & look at inside of shell color. (Peel off white inner membrane first.) A green egg of any shade will be blue inside shell.

 

[JadeFarms]

It’s annoying when your OEs don’t lay olive eggs. Mine lays brown eggs, it’s a legbar cross “olive egger” I bred a ameraucana to a maran to hopefully get some OE.

 

[JadeFarms]

Are you incubating or letting a broody hatch? Maybe they've already hatched, but I'd love to see what you get.

They hatched and 2 are about a week old. I will go out after breakfast and take some pics of them.

 

[JadeFarms]

Photo of the “Matcha” green egg to give you an idea of what to expect. Pictured on white paper in indoor light next to a red sex link egg.View attachment 2366306

That’s beautiful

 

[Minky]

Those eggs are beautiful! I'm surprised how much darker your welsummers are. I haven't heard of the Marans being more round before, is that fairly common?

Yes, I believe the round egg shape is mandatory for Marans. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Minky]

just split your flock in half. Then you'll know which half she is in. Then split that half in half, until you narrow it down. I hate not knowing which hen lays what egg.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Well, there are 93 in three different coops and everyone free ranges together. What that means for egg laying, is an easter egg hunt every night in the barn Of course, there are regular nests and at some point I will catch her on a weekend. I would like to point cameras at the nests, but we don't have wifi capabilities. Maybe a type of satellite camera. I'm not sure yet, I think we can get it done somehow.

I would love to know who all lays what and who isn't laying at all. Not that I care of they aren't, just out of curiosity.

 

[Minky]

ok, that's all. LOL I only have 40. Ive tried cameras but so much triggering by walking back and forth before they even decide on a box!
Dont the roosters all kill each other? you can't have 1 rooster with all those hens

 

[Minky]

I wondered about that, too! I'd have 6 million pictures of chickens squabbling over the nests

I have three resident roosters and plan to add one more this year. (Two were hatched here and one is an old fella, I think around 8yrs old.) Whether he's hatched here, or not, I'm not sure yet. I have a friend that may have a lavender orpington cockerel he wants to give away, so I may take him.

Ive never been able to have 2-3 roosters all get along, sadly. I have 11 roosters right now.... 3 with ladies, and the rest in pens with other roosters. I feel so bad for them... not being able to free run. Some are going in the freezer this week because they became jerks over the winter, and even worse now that its spring fever here!! But Ideally I could have 3 that co-exist with my 35-40 hens. SIGH. one day maybe
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And yes, you would have 1000 pics of hens "shopping" for a box. I watched a full hour of 15 sec videos of NOTHING BUT SHOPPING. LOL