The Olive-Egger thread!

[Goose and Fig]

I think I've found the "standard" I'm going to try to continue. I really like the welsummer crosses. They all look just like wellies with beards.

This is from a Garry Farm (Bargain) Welsummer roo X Ideal EE hen. The true ameraucana crosses aren't laying yet, but no matter I'm very happy to have this for now.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Very nice!

 

[Wynette]

Those eggies are so pretty, HappyMtn - especially all side by side!

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Thanks! I can't wait until I have a whole bunch like some of the folks on here. I love the big rainbow displays. They do, however, look pretty nice in a big glass mixing bowl as well.

 

[Wynette]

My eating egg customer just love the variety of colors in their cartons each week! I try to make sure that each carton gets at least 2 or 3 green, blue, or olive eggies!

 

[hipeatall]

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Beautiful birds and eggs!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my olives... I just love them! I found them on this very thread last year

... gotta love BYC!

 

[hipeatall]

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WOW I love the barring. I wish I could make a barred ameraucana to meet sop but that is pretty much impossible.....barring gene inhibites slate legs.

The legs on mine are a light grey color... almost a pinkish grey.
A barred ameraucana would be just lovely.
My Barred Olive birds were hatched from eggs from Patty Carson.

 

[SueMuffin]

Help please, I am incubating some olive eggs and can not see into them to candle, I have tried everything up to 2 million candle power spot light, cant see thru the shell. What should I do?

 

[Illia]

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Sorry, but if you truly had a powerful flashlight, you'd see through them. I can see through 8 eggs on the Marans scale.

I'd say though if you can't, that's because they're fertile.

 

[HHandbasket]

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Maybe your egg is so full of chick that you can't see through it?? That would be a good thing!