Sapphire Olive Eggers from Hoover's Hatchery

[The Five O]

I have a sapphire olive egger I’m sure too young to decipher male or female but I figured I’d get your thoughts on when yours were this age and what they turned out to be. 3 weeks approximately I looked for the double wing feathers and the one that had a tail feather growing more than others.

 

[TaylorGlade]

I have a sapphire olive egger I’m sure too young to decipher male or female but I figured I’d get your thoughts on when yours were this age and what they turned out to be. 3 weeks approximately I looked for the double wing feathers and the one that had a tail feather growing more than others.

That one is so pretty! Ours were about 4 weeks old when we got them I think. So we never got to see their little chick phase.

Sadly Every one of ours is also laying brown. 3 have tufts though

 

[The Five O]

That one is so pretty! Ours were about 4 weeks old when we got them I think. So we never got to see their little chick phase.

Sadly Every one of ours is also laying brown. 3 have tufts though

Thank you !! That’s interesting I guess u never really know what color until it comes out … but better than it being a rooster

 

[SGH]

I'm making this thread to post information specifically about the Sapphire Olive Eggers from Hoover's Hatchery. They are a new breed for them and I can't find very much information on the anywhere. (NOT A SAPPHIRE GEM - THEY LAY BROWN EGGS) These lay olive eggs.

I contacted the hatchery and then said they do not disclose what breeds they used to get this mix. And they do not have a picture of the rooster.

If you have any of these please post pictures and the age the picture was taken. Also any information you can share on them. Thank you much

I have a Hoovers Sapphire Olive Egger. She is 8 months old. She laid her first egg at 17.5 weeks. It is unfortunately not Olive, although it’s a unique peachy tan that I didn’t have. The egg is smaller than I had expected.

Meet Olive, aka Peach and her egg is the egg in the middle. She is a good chicken, not one that wants to be held, but I also never spent time trying to make her a pet.

 

[CalicoCarla]

Beautiful colors!
My Stormy (Sapphire Olive Egger) started laying first out of my new girls at around 18 weeks. They tend to start a little earlier than most it seems. Question: all my older hens lay lighter around eggs. My new ones are Easter eggers, Speckled Sussex, 1 Sapphire Olive Egger, 1 Sapphire Gem. Who could have laid this beautiful darker brown speckled egg?

Sapphire Gem. The light brown egg is from the Speckled Sussex.

 

[karint]

My olive egger has the same coloring, no head tuft, but has a beard and puffy cheeks, and so far has laid dark brown pullet eggs.

Did the color ever change? Mine just started laying too and they are brown.

 

[ChickChick2121]

Did the color ever change? Mine just started laying too and they are brown.

No unfortunately they didn't. We've decided they must have given us a sapphire gem by accident. However she's a very pretty girl.

 

[SGH]

No unfortunately they didn't. We've decided they must have given us a sapphire gem by accident. However she's a very pretty girl.

Hoover’s website states that the Sapphire Olive Eggers are a hybrid and not perfect, and 5% will lay brown eggs. I’m guessing it may be a higher percentage than that, as my friend also just reported that her laid brown as well.

 

[ChickChick2121]

Hoover’s website states that the Sapphire Olive Eggers are a hybrid and not perfect, and 5% will lay brown eggs. I’m guessing it may be a higher percentage than that, as my friend also just reported that her laid brown as well.

She has no head tuft and doesn't have the same brown markings on her neck and also no white earlobes like the olive egger. She's definitely a different breed. But I hear what you're saying. I'm glad the other one is actually olive at least I got one.