The Olive-Egger thread!

[jimmm]

After reading this thread forever...I finally got some Olive eggers. Suppose to be 2nd generation Crele Penedesenca X Creme Legbar. Anybody with experience have an idea on the sex of these? They are 2 weeks old. I am leaning towards the top 2 as the group of Cockerels and the bottom 2 as Pullets.
The middle one is the oddball, it has feathers on the feet and its quite a bit bigger than the rest.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

After reading this thread forever...I finally got some Olive eggers. Suppose to be 2nd generation Crele Penedesenca X Creme Legbar. Anybody with experience have an idea on the sex of these? They are 2 weeks old. I am leaning towards the top 2 as the group of Cockerels and the bottom 2 as Pullets.
The middle one is the oddball, it has feathers on the feet and its quite a bit bigger than the rest.

are all these different? top 3 photos look like rooster chicks ( see the barring coming in) bottom 2 pullets. the roosters chicks would of been lighter color and hen chicks chipmunk looking at hatch.

 

[jimmm]

No- the top 2 photos are the same group and the bottom 2 are the same group. I seperated them into groups (Male/female) for the photo.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

No- the top 2 photos are the same group and the bottom 2 are the same group. I seperated them into groups (Male/female) for the photo.

Thanks for the info.

ok then top group roo's and bottom hens. I say the middle is a rooster but penedesenca do not have feathered legs I am not sure if anything in the legbar background does. wonder if that one is something else then?
color looks like a crele penedesenca rooster chick though.

 

[ronott1]

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Maybe wheaten Maran? No feathered feet with CCLs(Crested Cream Legbars).

You may have some OEs that have at one time been bread back to Marans to darken the color.

 

[jimmm]

Do you think he is a rooster as well?

 

[CookFarms]

My OE's are doing great

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Do you think he is a rooster as well?

I think so because I can see the heavy barring coming through on his wing. I am interested to see what he grows into.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

what shall I get you all think?

I have a Blue Ameraucana ( she seems to be laying a true green egg and not so blue)
she is in with my white empordanesa rooster. Emp's are dark brown egg layers ( white penedesenca basically)
wondering what the offspring will look like.
I believe Emp's are dominant white

 

[DMRippy]

If they are Dom white the chicks will all be white with leakage like my SBEL.