The Olive-Egger thread!

[ronott1]

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Originally Posted by ronott1

Keep us posted on how the hatch goes!

These are on day 6 and are Crele Penedesenca x Cream Legbar crossed back to a Crele Penedesenca Cockerel.



I collected more eggs before setting so I have 14 in the incubator.

they look great Ron.
Be sure to show me some pics of the chicks

Good News! The Crele Penedesenca is doing fine!

8 have easy to see veins. 2 are iffy and 4 look like clears. It is only day 6 so they are all in there but this is very good for the first hatch after putting them into a breeding pen.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Good News! The Crele Penedesenca is doing fine!

8 have easy to see veins. 2 are iffy and 4 look like clears. It is only day 6 so they are all in there but this is very good for the first hatch after putting them into a breeding pen.

yes especially within the weather we have had

 

[Kalalyn21]

Im anxiously awaiting some possilbe OE to hatch. Have a wheaten ameraucana with the possibiltiy of a cross with BCM roo, Barnevelder roo or an orp. Hoping it will have been the bcm boys or the barnevelder. I love the olive color eggs.

 

[michaelf]

Yes!! She is back laying again.

 

[bantambury]

Yes!! She is back laying again.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Yes!! She is back laying again.

Now THAT is an olive egg! Looks like it needs a martini to sit in! Just lovely.

 

[draye]

I think I'm going to make some Oliver Eggers and join this Olive Egg craze.
I have a Blue Copper rooster, think I'll put in some of my bluish colored EE's (just 2 or 3). I have one solid blue and 4 that have blue and gold to their coloring (not sure what to call the coloring on them). Some look like those black/gold (classic color) but have blue in place of black.
I think maybe these will make some lovely ciolored babies.

 

[ronott1]

I think I'm going to make some Oliver Eggers and join this Olive Egg craze.
I have a Blue Copper rooster, think I'll put in some of my bluish colored EE's (just 2 or 3). I have one solid blue and 4 that have blue and gold to their coloring (not sure what to call the coloring on them). Some look like those black/gold (classic color) but have blue in place of black.
I think maybe these will make some lovely ciolored babies.

I hope you get some nice ones!

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Well bummer. The two black Ameraucanas (black X lavender) I bought as pullets aren't. They're cockerels.

Can I lurk here anyway?

It was suggested to keep the best one and put him over BCM pullets, but hey, I have too many males as it is. IF I do this once (because they have to get to a decent butcher weight anyway), can I then successfully (for OE) take any pullets back to the BCM (or blue copper)? Does it matter which sex is which color when you do this? I know lots of folks put a BCM over Am pullets and then backcross to the BCM for better olive color, but I'm a newbie. I know it's not the same as a backcross to a BCM sire, but...

 

[acemario]

Is it just me, or have olive eggers really become popular in the last few months? It seems that everyone is hatching them for the NYD Hatch (including myself!!!!).

I tried to get olive eggers last year (I have a brinsea mini advanced (7 eggs max)), and got 2 OE roos last year. This year I'm trying again... I only put 2 in the bator, and one was cracked (i patched it with wood glue), so we'll see if I can get at least one hen to add to my flock.