The Olive-Egger thread!

[jenniferlamar70]

 If you put a "solid" or non-barred rooster over a barred hen, the chicks will be sex linked.
The roosters will be black with a white dot on their heads at hatch.

Does this work with the cuckoo marans? Does it matter the breed or just the pattern?

 

[aart]

Quote: I believe it's any barred hen....tho if hen looks barred but might be a mix, it might not pan out.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

I believe it's any barred hen....tho if hen looks barred but might be a mix, it might not pan out.

So as long as it's barred and purebred? I'm just curious cause I'm thinking about hatching an egg from my white crested black polish and my cuckoo maran hen. It doesn't matter but it would be neat if they were sex linked.

 

[dekel18042]

I believe it's any barred hen....tho if hen looks barred but might be a mix, it might not pan out.

But that's what I did and the resulting progeny wound up being sex linked, the cockerels were barred and the girls solid black, but it wasn't apparent right away as the boys didn't have white spots on their head. I had to wait until the actual barred feathering came in.

 

[SunnySideUpGUAM]

HI I'm just curious, in the equation from the chart, its Blue layer{ROO} + Tan layer{HEN} right? does it matter? or does it work the same as Blue layer{HEN} + Tan layer{ROO}?

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Hey guys I hatched about 8 olive eggers. I thought 6 were roosters but now I'm having second thoughts on 2. They are a little red but not near as much as the others. It's obvious the moms were the ameracauna and the dads were the black copper maran because of the comb and beard. Tips on sexing the olive eggers?

 

[aart]

Hey guys I hatched about 8 olive eggers. I thought 6 were roosters but now I'm having second thoughts on 2. They are a little red but not near as much as the others. It's obvious the moms were the ameracauna and the dads were the black copper maran because of the comb and beard. Tips on sexing the olive eggers?

How old are they?
I find that the color of comb at 5-6 weeks to be pretty darn accurate.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

How old are they?
I find that the color of comb at 5-6 weeks to be pretty darn accurate.

They are about 5 to 6 weeks. I'm probably just deluding myself lol

 

[aart]

Quote: Take some clear, well lit, closeup pics of combs and post here .....unless you want to wait for the crowing

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Take some clear, well lit, closeup pics of combs and post here .....unless you want to wait for the crowing 

Some already are crowing hahaha.. I'll go take some pics lol. Brb..