The OEGB Discussion Thread

[Chicken_Obsesser]

@Yard Farmer @MysteryChicken what kinds of OEGBs do y'all keep?

 

[MysteryChicken]

@Yard Farmer @MysteryChicken what kinds of OEGBs do y'all keep?

Brassy Back, & Silver Duckwing.

I'm working my way away from bantams though.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Ahh, sounds like a nice selection though!

 

[Yard Farmer]

@Yard Farmer @MysteryChicken what kinds of OEGBs do y'all keep?

I keep Silver Duckwings, Black Breasted Red, White, Blue Red, Black Breasted Golden, and soon to be Black.

I did decide to go a different route with my bantam's though.
Instead of breeding for multiple generations, I'm going to sell a lot of my current breeders and use the money to purchase proven show lines, and strictly work those.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Oooh I like the sound of that! Have you ever kept Lemon-Blue OEGBs? I'm considering getting some for fair.

 

[Yard Farmer]

Oooh I like the sound of that! Have you ever kept Lemon-Blue OEGBs? I'm considering getting some for fair.

Haha, thanks! Kind of a blessing in disguise I reckon. I never would've seen good in losing most of my flock.

I do have a lemon blue hen! She's very nice, I just need to find a brown red cock with good breast lacing to breed her to.

I would say go for it, they're such a fun color to work, not to mention you can get beautiful sports off of them!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Oooh thank you for the advice! I'm thinking I might get some more this summer and breed them. If you end up breeding the lemon blue with the brown red I'd love to see pictures of the offspring!!

 

[Yard Farmer]

Oooh thank you for the advice! I'm thinking I might get some more this summer and breed them. If you end up breeding the lemon blue with the brown red I'd love to see pictures of the offspring!!

You're most welcome!
One really cool thing with the Lemons, is your breed them to brown red to get pure lemon blues AND brown reds. It's a 50/50 split on color.

Lemon blue X Lemon blue = 50% Lemon blue, 25% brown red, and 25% sport

Lemon blue X Brown red = 50% Lemon blue, 50% Brown red.

Brown red X Lemon blue sport = 100% Lemon blue

Sport X Sport = 100% Sports

Brown red X Brown red = 100% Brown red

*To my understanding, I could be wrong.*

 

[Yard Farmer]

@GageReynolds

 

[Yard Farmer]

@ChickenTenderKesha