The Olive-Egger thread!

[mstricer]

My Marans were laying around 24 weeks, my Lavender Ameraucana's took about 32 weeks. They hatched at the same time too. So I thought they were hiding them. But no, just slow at laying. My girls are getting close so I'm interested in seeing their eggs.

 

[Cotton42]

Noooo! The comb of my only lavender colored OE chick is starting to turn pink at 3 weeks. I was so sure he was going to be a girl. It's always your favorite ones, isn't it?

 

[Lark Rise]

My OE now is laying pretty consistent, but the color is different everyday. I love the variety.

Beautiful!

 

[DirtyAnkleAcres]

Has anyone ever crossed a Pendesenca rooster on Easter Egger hen to create Olive Egger, i have 2 EE pullets i put in with one of my pendesenca roos to see what i would get.....just wondering if someone else has tried this before what kind of results did you get?

 

[mstricer]

You will definitely get an Olive Egger. Hatch out the bluest eggs. Welcome to the Olive side

 

[DirtyAnkleAcres]

Thanks! yeah i have marans as well but was wanting to try a cpl different combinations with differnet breeds and see what i get........i also have olive egger bantams

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Has anyone ever crossed a Pendesenca rooster on Easter Egger hen to create Olive Egger, i have 2 EE pullets i put in with one of my pendesenca roos to see what i would get.....just wondering if someone else has tried this before what kind of results did you get?

what kinda penedesenca do you have? I raise mostly Penedesenca and am going to do a crele penedesenca over cream legbar back to crele penedesenca

 

[Hangtown Farms]

You will definitely get an Olive Egger. Hatch out the bluest eggs. Welcome to the Olive side

you will get a great layer as well as penedesenca are better layers than marans. some neat options
partridge penedesenca over lavender or blue ameraucana
wheaten penedesenca over wheaten ameraucana
white empordanesa over white or lavender ameraucana

crele penedesenca over cream legbar

 

[mstricer]

Quote: My Marans lay almost every day. Nice big eggs. I also want to try that combo.

 

[BuffyGRL]

what kinda penedesenca do you have? I raise mostly Penedesenca and am going to do a crele penedesenca over cream legbar back to crele penedesenca

That sounds like a very pretty cross for Olive Eggers. The offspring would be very pretty birds