The Olive-Egger thread!

[jeremy]

This is why we do single comb OE...I can't tell sex on those darn pea comb/crosses for months!

I want some single comb olive layers!

 

[ronott1]

I want some single comb olive layers!

Do you want chicks or hatching eggs?

 

[mymilliefleur]

Feather pattern/color is indicative of a pullet... but with crosses, it's always harder to be certain.

I'm betting it's a girl tho.

Agreed.

I'm sorry. Very disappointing I'm sure.

;0(

I'm still hoping at least one will hatch. We'll see.

 

[estamets]

I added a couple of olive eggers to my flock! I already have one F1 Ameraucauna x red star lady who is laying Ameraucauna-blue eggs, so I still need the green for my basket! These guys are F2 Marans / Ameraucauna hybrids.

Black OE, center. She has cheeks AND feathered legs.


Photo bomb!




Blue OE, stuffing her face as usual.

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

I got one of my first olive eggs...when I get home I will post!

 

[aart]

I already have one F1 Ameraucauna x red star lady who is laying Ameraucauna-blue eggs, so I still need the green for my basket!

You crossed an Ameraucana and red star and got a pullet who lays blue??
Wonders what happened to the brown coating??

I crossed a Welsummer and an amberlink/EE that lays OE.....pullet from that cross lays blue!!
WTH...what happened to the brown coating!!?!?1

 

[estamets]

You crossed an Ameraucana and red star and got a pullet who lays blue??
Wonders what happened to the brown coating??

Weird, right? Her eggs are a shade lighter than my cream legbar's.

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

Question:

What has been the most successful cross for a GREEN egg and for a DARK OLIVE egg?

 

[ceancharles]

Hatched 3 out of 4 F2 OE eggs sourced locally on Wed. I'd add the pic but it says I'm not allowed to yet. 1 white, a chocolate brown and a "splash like". They're amazing. The pics are in my OE folder in my profile. They are BCM roo over OE hen. The eggs were pretty dark green, hoping for even darker out of these girls!

 

[ronott1]

Hatched 3 out of 4 F2 OE eggs sourced locally on Wed. I'd add the pic but it says I'm not allowed to yet. 1 white, a chocolate brown and a "splash like". They're amazing. The pics are in my OE folder in my profile. They are BCM roo over OE hen. The eggs were pretty dark green, hoping for even darker out of these girls!

You will likely have half brown egg layers and half green egg layers. some of the OE eggs will be a very dark green too.