The Olive-Egger thread!

[gimmie birdies]

I candled all the eggs I have in incubator and under hen, all were fertile from other sources but 2 eggs I had from my chickens were not. 14 eggs on their way...

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

 

[ChickChuck22]

My friend lives in England and is un able to find olive eggers. After I showed her some of the eggs they produce, she was hooked! Does anyone know of a way she can get hold of some or know if they are called something else there? She doesn't have space to breed her own, so ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ronott1]

My friend lives in England and is un able to find olive eggers. After I showed her some of the eggs they produce, she was hooked! Does anyone know of a way she can get hold of some or know if they are called something else there? She doesn't have space to breed her own, so ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

England has easy access to cream legbars. Cross with Marans and you will have olive eggers!

 

[gimmie birdies]

My neighbor gave me 3 more olive/gray eggs for my incubator..(from hens I gave her.)

 

[Pipe Dreaming]

My 1st olive egg! I hatched my girls this spring. Ended up with 2 crested hens. I'm not sure if they're both laying yet or not.

Now if I cross my girls back to a BCM roo, the chicks will lay even darker olive colored eggs?

 

[ronott1]

My 1st olive egg! I hatched my girls this spring. Ended up with 2 crested hens. I'm not sure if they're both laying yet or not.


Now if I cross my girls back to a BCM roo, the chicks will lay even darker olive colored eggs?

For the most part yes, but you will have a chance of the blue egg shell gene not being present--some of the eggs will be dark brown and not green.

Blue is dominant but the first cross will make the OE hens lose one blue egg shell gene. The next generation back to dark brown will introduce only a white gene from the dark egg layer, so you can get two recessive white egg shell genes.

 

[ChickChuck22]

England has easy access to cream legbars. Cross with Marans and you will have olive eggers!

Thank you so much! She will be sooo pleased!

 

[thick chick]

out of my 5 on day five, one didn't develop. So a few days ago, I got and put in incubator 7 RIR eggs. and put in 2 of my eggs, and 5 from a different farm. 3 EE/olives, and 2 welsummer mixes Below is my Homemade incubator, and a pick of a diff hatch.

. How did u make the incubator ...

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

Someone sent me this pic today of the egg her OE hen I sold her laid.