Most likely the egg color would be some shade of olive. not sure about the color of the chicks though. You could use the chicken color calculator.
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I heard australorps layed a light brown "pinkish egg" as well, so maybe I will get offspring that lay the pink color!
the woman at the feed store said to build a coop with 2 square feet for each chicken. does that sound right to all of you? and only one nest per three hens. what do all of you prefer for the stuff you put on the floor and in the nests? sawdust or hay?
Ok so I have a new layer in the flock and she laid a nice light olive egg. Is this possible with EE's? Or would she be called a OE?
Is Easter Egger even a real chicken name since there's no actual breed specification?
Others answered but I want to agree with them, 2 sq ft of floor space isn't enough unless they are confined to the coop ONLY at night when they are sleeping. My 12 are in 120 sq ft and there is NOTHING on the floor other than 2 legs for the roosts. And they have 27' of roost but they don't use even half of it when it is coldFigure MINIMUM 1 foot of roost per bird. They'll squeeze closer in the winter but they should have space in the summer since they can't take their down coats off. Mine are out every day until they go to bed at sundown though the coop isn't usually opened until 8 or 9 AM. I would potentially go as far as a dozen more in the coop but not more than that and then only because they are never confined to the coop. I don't think I'd take much advice from the lady at the feed store.
I have a divided nest box with three 12x12 nests and a 4' community box. Again, as others said, they seem to have their personal favorite nests and that is a PITA. I have pine shavings in the nest boxes (very clean) and on the floor (deep litter). I wouldn't use sawdust, much to fine and, well, DUSTY.
Not sure what "defines" an olive egger. My EE that lays green ranges from mint to olive. I would guess that, at the least, an OE would have to lay olive ALL the time.
Nope, not "official". I wonder if there may be an APA designation some day though since "Araucana/Ameraucana X whatever" mutts are so popular. They just won't be able to have a list of acceptable colors.
Bruce
hi bruce,
thankyou for responding. i am now thinking of getting 12 now also. do i need 120 sq. ft.? or can i go a bit smaller?
i notice that you live in vermont, i live in maine, so very similar weather,. when you say they are out all day, do you mean in the winter also? if so, only on the milder days, or every day?
what are your feelings about using sand in the coop? instead of shavings or hay?
thankyou do much, julie
hi bruce,
thankyou for responding. i am now thinking of getting 12 now also. do i need 120 sq. ft.? or can i go a bit smaller?
i notice that you live in vermont, i live in maine, so very similar weather,. when you say they are out all day, do you mean in the winter also? if so, only on the milder days, or every day?
what are your feelings about using sand in the coop? instead of shavings or hay?
thankyou do much, julie
A question for the Experts! I hatched 5 EE/OE chicks on the 2nd. Three are feathering in super fast (Wing, tail and shoulder feathers are evident), one moderatly fast (Wings and tail, maybe the beginning of shoulder feathers) and one is taking it slow ( Has wing feathers but is barely starting to get tail feathers). Is speed of feathering a good indication of gender with EEs? They are such a mixed genetic bunch that it isn't something I'm sure of. I know feathering speed works on brahmas but I have never used it on other breeds.
If it does work with them I seriously lucked out... If not I will be waiting a while to figure it out.