The Olive-Egger thread!

[DMRippy]

It was molasses =) I thought I got it all off.

 

[Goober1201]

HI EVERYONE!!!!! I want a Olive Egger n the absolute worst way!! I love love love the colors! My dilemma is that no one out this way sells any. I might be getting my hands on a copper meran rooster..don't think I spelled that right. And I have a few Araucana hens. If I mix them two what do ens think Ill get? Oh I want I want I want..lol

 

[DMRippy]

HI EVERYONE!!!!! I want a Olive Egger n the absolute worst way!! I love love love the colors! My dilemma is that no one out this way sells any. I might be getting my hands on a copper meran rooster..don't think I spelled that right. And I have a few Araucana hens. If I mix them two what do ens think Ill get? Oh I want I want I want..lol

That combo should get your there

It is Marans (always with and S even though it is silent) named for the city in France.

 

[Arielle]

HI EVERYONE!!!!! I want a Olive Egger n the absolute worst way!! I love love love the colors! My dilemma is that no one out this way sells any. I might be getting my hands on a copper meran rooster..don't think I spelled that right. And I have a few Araucana hens. If I mix them two what do ens think Ill get? Oh I want I want I want..lol

You can definitely get there with a marans rooster!! Or hatch some eggs from someone with OE !

 

[Goober1201]

YAY, now what would be best to mix him with, and easter egger, Araucana, Americana or maybe even a Legbar?

 

[DMRippy]

YAY, now what would be best to mix him with, and easter egger, Araucana, Americana or maybe even a Legbar?

Yeah

 

[Goober1201]

OH IM SOOOO STOKED!!! ahhhhhhhhhh I CANT WAIT!!!!!

 

[Arielle]

OH IM SOOOO STOKED!!! ahhhhhhhhhh I CANT WAIT!!!!!

Are you getting a marans?? You can use the hens you already have to breed to.

 

[Goober1201]

Ya, I'm getting a Black copper marans rooster. I have, 2 RIR, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Light Brahmas,1 Araucana mix, 2 Araucanas, 3 Black Silkies, and 3 white Silkies. And One Buff Orpington Rooster who thinks he is a Lab.

 

[Flowerbh]

You don't really need another rooster. Any brown egg layer mixed with a blue egg layer will give you some sort of green egg layer. The difference will be the intensity of the green Color. The lighter the brown, the lighter the green color.