The Olive-Egger thread!

[cmfarm]

So I kept this boy after all.. They're 31 weeks old. He's so handsome but is a little over-protective of his girls. I dont like the way he looks at me though! lol

One of the girls.

Then there is this girl, I know she has a single comb and is 1/4 cochin 3/4 olive egger and her egg is a light brown (borderline pink some days) but look at that sweet face! A favorite for sure!

He is gorgous! I love the snowy beard.

 

[cmfarm]

I have another question, and again it may have been already answered. If you want to use cuckoo Marans and get sex links, what color EEs can you use to achieve this? I know you aren't supposed to use white.

 

[Lark Rise]

Beautiful birds!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

I have another question, and again it may have been already answered. If you want to use cuckoo Marans and get sex links, what color EEs can you use to achieve this? I know you aren't supposed to use white.

If you are using cuckoo Marans hens, you can use a black rooster. The boys will inherit the cuckoo/barring gene and be black with a white dot on their head. The girls will be solid black. I used a Lavender Roo with cuckoo hen last year and that gave the same results.

Here is a link to a very informative Sex Link thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/330

I linked you to the most current page, but go back to the beginning. The first few posts are full of informative charts showing different Sex-Link pair ups.

 

[Lark Rise]

If I have Golden Cuckoo Marans hens X Black Ameraucana roo will the chicks be sex-linked?

If you are using cuckoo Marans hens, you can use a black rooster. The boys will inherit the cuckoo/barring gene and be black with a white dot on their head. The girls will be solid black. I used a Lavender Roo with cuckoo hen last year and that gave the same results.

Here is a link to a very informative Sex Link thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/330

I linked you to the most current page, but go back to the beginning. The first few posts are full of informative charts showing different Sex-Link pair ups.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

If I have Golden Cuckoo Marans hens X Black Ameraucana roo will the chicks be sex-linked?

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Yes. The boy chicks will be black with a white dot on their head, the girl chicks will be solid black. The cuckoo hens will only pass that gene to their baby boys.

 

[DMRippy]

You can use any color roo, I would not use white either. You never now if they are dominate white or not. Just don't use a barred roo.... I would not use any patterned roos.

I am going to be making some meat birds at some point and may use a BR hen with a black copper marans roo and will get sex links.

 

[darkbrowneggs]

Hi All - I was going to post some piccies of my olive eggers and their eggs, but can't make the photos work. Will try again another time

 

[poularde]

I can not wait to see your pics.

 

[jeremy]

I can not wait to see your pics.

Me neither, especially if they're produced with the eggs in that avatar picture... gorgeous!