Olive Eggers Lineage

[McChooky]

The pullet from my brown leghorn x legbar cross looks just like the pullet from the welsummer x legbar cross.I'm hoping I can tell them apart by their ear lobes later but their ear lobes haven't developed enough yet

 

[BonnieBlue]

Only 1 brown egg hatched from my Welsummer hen x legbar roo crosses and it was a pullet sorry

Hopefully, I can find someone with a cockeral/rooster of that cross. I'll bet your girl is pretty, though.

 

[McChooky]

Thanks! If you lived closer I'd give you one! Hopefully I'll have enough dark eggs to give my broody hen next time

 

[BonnieBlue]

Thanks! If you lived closer I'd give you one! Hopefully I'll have enough dark eggs to give my broody hen next time

Another reason this place is the best. So much information, but also, just good people!

 

[McChooky]

Another reason this place is the best. So much information, but also, just good people!

I couldn't agree more thanks!

 

[BonnieBlue]

Bumping this thread with a new question.

Is it common for an olive egger to give a pink (or I guess brown with heavy bloom) egg instead of a green/blue egg?

Referring to the ones listed in my original post that the lineage was listed as probably welsummer/cream legbar cross.(The pic is from 2.5 weeks ago to show them now.)

Since Inez (Welbar) died a few days ago, I now only have 3 brown layers. All NH. But today, I got two brown eggs, and 2 pink eggs. I am pretty sure I know which NH has been laying pretty pink eggs, but to have 2 surprised me. So I guess an olive egger is a pink layer instead of green, but I don't know how common that is.

 

[McChooky]

My welsummer x legbar cross lays an olive green egg but it looks tan in some light. For some reason I can't see an image or thumbnail of my photos so I can't upload any for now.I hatched a chick from one of her eggs this week but I don't know which rooster fertilized her egg.It could be a leghorn x legbar cross rooster or a pure legbar(I didn't cull him until later in the month)

 

[BonnieBlue]

My welsummer x legbar cross lays an olive green egg but it looks tan in some light. For some reason I can't see an image or thumbnail of my photos so I can't upload any for now.I hatched a chick from one of her eggs this week but I don't know which rooster fertilized her egg.It could be a leghorn x legbar cross rooster or a pure legbar(I didn't cull him until later in the month)

These are four of the eggs I got yesterday. The two blue-green eggs (not shown) were definitely for the two OG EE's. I only have 3 brown layers tho.

I am completely flummoxed.

Edit to add: I had 3 brown eggs and 1 pink egg today, and I know the pink came from a NH. I was in the coop when she was in the box and laid the pink egg. I have no clue how an OE could lay brown, but it appears one is.

 

[debid]

These are four of the eggs I got yesterday. The two blue-green eggs (not shown) were definitely for the two OG EE's. I only have 3 brown layers tho.

I am completely flummoxed.

Edit to add: I had 3 brown eggs and 1 pink egg today, and I know the pink came from a NH. I was in the coop when she was in the box and laid the pink egg. I have no clue how an OE could lay brown, but it appears one is.

Where did you get your OEs? Many seem to believe that hatcheries produce OEs the same way backyard breeders would. But, that may not actually be the case. They may instead be using the same process as with EEs. With those, they are NOT producing crosses but rather managing them like any breed. It takes time to weed out those that don't have the proper genetics to consistently produce chicks that do and OE is a new enough offer that I expect they will have some misses.

 

[BonnieBlue]

From Ideal. I got OE's there before, and they were all olive layers. I guess that was it. What you described is the best explanation there is.

After losing my welbar a few days ago, if they are healthy and lay good eggs, I am happy. So now I have 4 brown layers and 3 blue/green layers, and they will all be pampered little princesses no matter what color they lay.

I was just totally thrown by it all!!