The Olive-Egger thread!

[onthespot]

from what I have heard, (un researched and not otherwise verified) it is one of a few different expressions of barring, and that cuckoo has to do with the speed of the feathers growing or something to that effect, but that yes, cuckoo is barring, just a different variety of barring. Genetically it acts the same.

 

[tfpets]

Here is a pic of BC and his ladies, BC is my only Black Copper Marans Roo and the EE hen is the Momma egg layer of the large Green Eggs that I am hoping will be the start of my Olive Eggers....

BC's combs is beat up today because he has been waging war with Foreman, the Red Cinammon Roo I re-introduced to the Flock from the rooster pen. They were getting to know each other, not so gently, through the wire. I am REALLY glad BC is in his own pen, he is a very strong bird.

I have a new line of Black Copper Marans, but they are just chicks yet.

Soooo, today is the due date for two little BC/EE eggs! (I also have 3 BBS Orpington eggs in there) I will be waiting all day to see if they hatch! They were still going strong three days ago, but I always have temp stability issues with my LG, which I use as a hatcher. I have to because I am doing a staggered incubation. So

Tina/tfpets

 

[Pathfinders]

I love my Olive Eggers (I have three.) I made mine using a Marans cock bird over purebred Ameraucana hens. I'll get some pics of the eggs we get (am hatching some now in fact.) Of the three I have, one came out a sort of Wheaten color, the other two are like Black sex links, Black bodies with gold in their hackles. I like them a lot, and my customers love the dark green eggs.

 

[happyhensny]

I have a 7+ month old EE Roo, Large Rosecomb and lovely beard & muffs with 3 hens with EE eggs. Two lay green eggs and one lays a beautiful sky blue. Here is a pic of those eggs (and more of course) just put in the bator yesterday. Hmmm what kind of colors should I get?

Otis

 

[Krys109uk]

from what I have heard, (un researched and not otherwise verified) it is one of a few different expressions of barring, and that cuckoo has to do with the speed of the feathers growing or something to that effect, but that yes, cuckoo is barring, just a different variety of barring. Genetically it acts the same.

Rate of feather growth has been shown to affect quality of barring but other factors are involved.​

 

[98 gt]

Maybe someday I too can be an expert...

 

[ThiefPouter06]

I know I am behind but are you all using olive to just describe the dark green eggs or is olive being used in place of green? I think it would be nice to one day have a flock of birds that produced 100% green eggs.

 

[Wynette]

These olive eggs are from a Blue Ameraucana cock to a Wheaten Penedesenca pullet:

Due to hatch tomorrow: Copper Black Marans roo (hatched from a true "8" egg) over silver colored EE pullet. I'm really excited about this cross, hoping for a VERY dark olive colored egg from the pullets, assuming I get some! (I'm known for hatching way more cockerels!!)

 

[98 gt]

they are using olive to refer to theextremely dark green eggs...

 

[cottagegarden]

My Oliver Eggers 14 weeks..
Black

Blue(just the Cuckooing on the neck)