The Olive-Egger thread!

[Cotton42]

Thanks guys! I hope it darkens up a little bit, but even if it doesn't I'm so happy!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I have a comb color difference between my olive egger cockerels, and am wondering if it indicates that I need to do something different, or if it is genetic? - Hangtown and juststruttin, this might be something you could specifically weigh in on -

I have two OE CCL x crele Penedesenca cockerels, right at 3 months old. They are from the same hatch/parents, raised in the same conditions. One has yellow legs and has always had a more vibrant comb. The other has white legs and the comb was always more pale and slightly smaller. Sorry I don't have a camera handy.

The basic difference I noticed this morning is that the roo with white legs has a blueish color at the tips of all of his comb and around the edges of his wattles. The roo with yellow legs is just as red as ever.

By the way, I am in SoCal and the weather has been lovely, although the fog came in last night and there was dew everywhere this morning.

On a side note, the OE roo with yellow legs changed eye color at the same time as the majority of his related hatchmates (about 2 months old or sooner?). The OE roo with white legs discussed above had blue eyes until almost 3 months old; they are still a pale color.

The white legs came from the crele penedesenca side and the yellow the legbar. I am not sure about the blueish part. I get alittle of that up here in the winter when its colder. I also see that when the combs get bruised or poked. At 3 months you will still see some growth and change for sure. Do you know where your birds came from? Crele penedesenca are not that common.
if you want to darken the olive eggs though I would breed your hens that end up laying olive or green eggs back to a crele rooster.
The problem with the cross roosters is you do not know which ones are carrying the blue egg gene. Unless someone else knows more on that.

 

[sol2go]

Thanks for the response Hangtown.
The main question was why are the comb/wattle edges blueish on one OE cockerel and not his brother?
I'm thinking one suffered from the weather and the other didn't...and wondered if there is something I should do differently - the weather is so mild here! Or could this be a known diet deficiency, maturity problem...?

The boys are in a pen of mixed egg layers: blue, olive and dark brown. It would be interesting if someone does know another way to follow the blue/green egg gene with the OE roos besides waiting to check offspring. I've read all the discussions about peacombs, which doesn't apply in this case.

I'm pretty sure these boys are by way of JustStruttin, but hatched elsewhere.

 

[mstricer]

Here are some of my OE's

 

[mstricer]

Hi. I'd like to purchase Olive-Egger eggs, chicks or pullets. So...thought I'd pop in here to see if anyone could point me in the right direction.

Thank you!

I will be having some after easter

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Here are some of my OE's

Beautiful eggs!

 

[ronott1]

Here are some of my OE's

Those are nice eggs!

 

[mstricer]

Thank you. They are coming along nicely. I have second generation who are about 9 weeks old, Can't wait to see what they will lay.

 

[michaelf]

Here are some of my OE's

love the egg color.I can not wait till mine start laying, but I still have a few months.I hatched and raising some from Dmrippy. they are from NYD hatch.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Thanks for the response Hangtown.
The main question was why are the comb/wattle edges blueish on one OE cockerel and not his brother?
I'm thinking one suffered from the weather and the other didn't...and wondered if there is something I should do differently - the weather is so mild here! Or could this be a known diet deficiency, maturity problem...?

The boys are in a pen of mixed egg layers: blue, olive and dark brown. It would be interesting if someone does know another way to follow the blue/green egg gene with the OE roos besides waiting to check offspring. I've read all the discussions about peacombs, which doesn't apply in this case.

I'm pretty sure these boys are by way of JustStruttin, but hatched elsewhere.

was the guy you got them from real tall?
could be the humidity in the coop when it is cold out?