The Olive-Egger thread!

[spunkychickenmomma]

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Thanks for this info!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Quote: yes that part I know. would it work in the same way as far as trying to get to a auto sexing bird by breeding the silver ameraucana hens to creme leg bar roosters? then breeding the offspring back to a legbar?

 

[farmhand]

My question regarding using Welsummers x a blue egger (americauna, CL, ect.) was how to make a green egg with spots. May I make it again?

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

My question regarding using Welsummers x a blue egger (americauna, CL, ect.) was how to make a green egg with spots. May I make it again?

Many Marans have spots on the eggs also. My Wellies didn't always have spots from the same hen either. I've seen lots of speckled OE. I think it's a hit and miss thing?

 

[nicalandia]

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yes it will work, you will also create sexlinks, the males will hatch with Silver chipmunk down and the females with gold chipmunk down.. question? are you trying to achieve something with this cross? pea comb Legbars? or autosxing Ameraucanas?

 

[nicalandia]

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its affected by other outside factors, like feed, watter and the likes, I have seen many brown eggs with specs coming from Isa brown egg layers, so any brown egg layers can have specs from time to time

 

[spunkychickenmomma]

My question regarding using Welsummers x a blue egger (americauna, CL, ect.) was how to make a green egg with spots. May I make it again?

I have had 2 crosses make olive eggs with spots. First were my Wellie x Am cross. (First pic) and my Isbar x FBCM cross. (Second pic). The spots on the eggs are darker and more plentiful at the beginning of the laying cycle and then taper off the longer the laying cycle. The spots do not happen on every egg laid, but happen more often than not.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

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yes it will work, you will also create sexlinks, the males will hatch with Silver chipmunk down and the females with gold chipmunk down.. question? are you trying to achieve something with this cross? pea comb Legbars? or autosxing Ameraucanas?

Not for me but farmhand was interested in auto sexed blue egg layers so I figured it would be similar to my project except mine is olive eggers

 

[nicalandia]

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yes but the CL x Ameraucan is not a good cross for such a project, Ameraucana dont lay as much as breeds with Leghorn blood in them, a better cross wouldbe those blue eggers and CL

 

[farmhand]

Quote: What do I feed them to make this happen?
Not for me but farmhand was interested in auto sexed blue egg layers so I figured it would be similar to my project except mine is olive eggers
I have suddenly found myself in the middle of a project with someone locally but thanks for thinking of me.

Too many chickens, not enough cages.