The Olive-Egger thread!

[KendyF]

EEs are aracauna based, so the pea combs will help predict the blue egg shell gene. There is an association between pea combs and blue egg shells with EEs.

Thank you very much!

 

[hotlipshens]

Question: I asked it before, but did not receive an answer, I bought chicks that were dark brown layers, crossed with Easter Eggers, as "Olive Layers". One of those chicks has turned out to be a Rooster. If he fertilizes eggs, will his breeding have an impact on the eggs his offspring will lay?

If he has a pea comb, he prob carries a blue egg gene..otherwise, no. Mixing a mixed breed EE to yet another breed means you have a wild card unlikely to be worth keeping - just another brown egg gene rooster w/o the pea comb...even with it, only half his offspring will inherit the blue egg gene and half of those will be cockerals. The pullets you have aren't likely to lay green eggs if they didn't inherit a pea comb, too. If you want colored eggs for certain, invest in an ameraucana or legbar rooster.

 

[bekahubbell]

This is my lil Olive Egger (Blue Maran x Wheaten Ameraucana) Hoping its a pullet. About 6-7 weeks old (the white one)

 

[KendyF]

If he has a pea comb, he prob carries a blue egg gene..otherwise, no. Mixing a mixed breed EE to yet another breed means you have a wild card unlikely to be worth keeping - just another brown egg gene rooster w/o the pea comb...even with it, only half his offspring will inherit the blue egg gene and half of those will be cockerals. The pullets you have aren't likely to lay green eggs if they didn't inherit a pea comb, too. If you want colored eggs for certain, invest in an ameraucana or legbar rooster.

Thank you very much. What you are saying makes sense!

 

[kara1015]

Thoughts on sex? Approx a month old.

 

[Manningjw]

For it's size it has very little comb development and no redness in the face. Very likely it is a girl. In a couple of weeks I think you can be 100% confident in it.

What breeds were the parents?

 

[kara1015]

For it's size it has very little comb development and no redness in the face.  Very likely it is a girl.  In a couple of weeks I think you can be 100% confident in it. 

What breeds were the parents?

Really hoping so! Parents are cuckoo marans hen with splash Ameraucana roo.

 

[Manningjw]

Really hoping so! Parents are cuckoo marans hen with splash Ameraucana roo.

Any chance the Ameraucana has barring(guessing not since it is likely pure bred)?

Based on the cuckoo maran being the hen in the cross and the rooster NOT carrying barring gene, your offspring should be sex linked. All boys should feather at with barred pattern, no hens should carry it. I hope I am wrong on this for your sake. Is there any chance should could have a barred roo father?

 

[Manningjw]

Another thing that is odd - unless it has just been a long time since i looked at Barred chickens I don't see any bluing in that little guys feathers. All of the off spring from a splash Ameraucana roo should be blue if he is crossed with chickens who are black or barred (would be blue/barred).

Got pictures of the Rooster by chance?

 

[chicken pickin]

Really hoping so! Parents are cuckoo marans hen with splash Ameraucana roo.

I believe that cross should be sexlink meaning all barred chicks from that cross will be male.