The Olive-Egger thread!

[ochochicas]

I have six legbar x Marans crosses in the brooder right now. One is a crested pullet, but the rest look like cockerels. Urgh! I hope I'm wrong.

 

[ronott1]

I have six legbar x Marans crosses in the brooder right now. One is a crested pullet, but the rest look like cockerels. Urgh! I hope I'm wrong.

They can have big combs early so Keep hope up!

 

[bobbieschicks]

I can't find her baby pics right now, but she didn't develop the big floppy comb until around week 14.

 

[bobbieschicks]

I found another greenish pullet egg today. It was laying on the ground and I almost thought it was a rock. Wondering if this is from my OE girl or one of the EE girls. They are all the same age. I also found the WL egg under the coop. Pullets drive me crazy with their nonchalant egg layings.

The newest egg is on the right. What do you think? Could it be the second one in two days from an OE? Or more likely a first from another OE pullet or maybe even an EE?

 

[ronott1]

I found another greenish pullet egg today. It was laying on the ground and I almost thought it was a rock. Wondering if this is from my OE girl or one of the EE girls. They are all the same age. I also found the WL egg under the coop. Pullets drive me crazy with their nonchalant egg layings.

The newest egg is on the right. What do you think? Could it be the second one in two days from an OE? Or more likely a first from another OE pullet or maybe even an EE?

Since a pullet takes a while to get into the swing of things, it is hard to tell what the normal egg will be. The eggs are shaped differently but could be from the same pullet.

My guess though is that it is from a different pullet.

 

[ochochicas]

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Yep, three of the boys had huge combs starting at 1 week. One I culled, one I kept (he's my favorite and I couldn't do it) and the third one started to look more like a pullet. He still has the characteristics of a cockerel but his comb isn't red anymore. I'll try to take some pictures of them tonight.

 

[KernH]

My first two olive eggs. The pullets are the two right behind the BCM rooster. The one behind these two olive eggers is also an olive egger. Notice that the one behind is an identical match to the one on the right except the one on the right has a single comb. Also have four more of the same age that should start laying soon. Kern

 

[mymilliefleur]

Here is my wheaten maran hen. I'm planning on getting some OE chicks off of her in the spring.


My rooster is very colorful, so I should be getting some real color stunners off of those two.

 

[ochochicas]

My rooster is very colorful, so I should be getting some real color stunners off of those two.

Just an FYI, I got some mixed eggs this summer. They were all Wheaten Marans crosses. All the chicks hatched out yellow, and then colored out like Wheatens. The males were black by 4 weeks and the females were red/brown in color. There are some variations due to mixing, but it seems like the Wheaten color was dominant.

 

[ochochicas]

My olives: Black Copper marans hen x Ameraucana/legbar rooster.

The cockerel "Junior". Very rough hatch, he's the runt - second one from the right with the big comb. (All the other chicks in the photos are out of Easter Egger or Black Australorp hens).


The mystery pullet/cockerel (on the left). It will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. Developed a red comb at 10 days, but now is more yellow. Not sure of gender at this point.


The only 100% for sure olive pullet (on the right). Her brother/sister is the one on the left. These chicks have super cute crests!