The Olive-Egger thread!

[Hangtown Farms]

Two of my three olive eggers have started laying....... Dark brown eggs. VERY disappointed.

sorry about that . dont give up. Nice dark brown eggs are not bad either

 

[Stef82]

Still can't tell if mine are hens or roos. they are now 17 weeks old! Their parants where BCMs x EE.
None of them started to crow yet... Combs are red.

 

[rlh1]

I just hatched several OE about two weeks ago. Some have straight combs and some have pea combs. Do they mean different things?

 

[acemario]

They both look a lot more pullety than my 6 week chicks! I would say two pullets. And, the rule I go by when I can't tell is... "They're a hen til' they crow!"

Still can't tell if mine are hens or roos. they are now 17 weeks old! Their parants where BCMs x EE.
None of them started to crow yet... Combs are red.

 

[chics]

@acemario could you post pics of your olive Eggers?

 

[kjgoodman]

Mine are 7 weeks and I am having the very same issue. One day I will think there are a few roos. the next day I think they are ALL roos and then after that I will think they are mostly hens..........soo frustrated. My OE's are in with my marans, they all are blending in at this point...sigh...

 

[Stef82]

so I guess all of them are pullets. All of them have pea combs.

 

[Little Wing]

so I guess all of them are pullets. All of them have pea combs.

Pea comb doesn't have anything to do with male or female. Roos can have pea combs too.

Most of my OE roos have had red/brown in their wings by 17 weeks.

 

[acemario]

Here are some pics from older to youngest. I only have one OE, and two French Black Copper Marans... The pictures are just of the OE.

@acemario could you post pics of your olive Eggers?

 

[Stef82]

Ok. Mine don't have that in their wings. They are all black with the red brown on their necks and heads.