The Olive-Egger thread!

[FridayYet]

Well, here are my 2 at about 9 weeks old. The little one, Gwen, was scrawny and feather-picked with a lot of bare spots. Still only has a few fluffs for a tail, but seems like she sprouted whiskers overnight!





Osprey on the other hand, is huge and is almost the size of my 15 week old Cream Legbars. She's going to be a big girl and is so mellow.



Really hoping they are pullets. Combs are still pale pink with a single row of peas down the middle.

 

[DragonSadhana]

Well, here are my 2 at about 9 weeks old. The little one, Gwen, was scrawny and feather-picked with a lot of bare spots. Still only has a few fluffs for a tail, but seems like she sprouted whiskers overnight!





Osprey on the other hand, is huge and is almost the size of my 15 week old Cream Legbars. She's going to be a big girl and is so mellow.



Really hoping they are pullets. Combs are still pale pink with a single row of peas down the middle.

They are so beautiful! And Osprey is a perfect name!

 

[Sphinx]

I wanted to share my olive eggers. I have a total of 3. The hens all were mothered by my cream legbar hen. All were sired by my FBCM rooster.

I'm getting three olive eggs a day. Here's the eggs (with a couple others for color comparison):


And here's one of the hens. A couple have a little more copper around the neck, but of the 10 or so chicks I've now hatched with this mix, this is the norm. I love their little toupees. I think it's cute.

 

[ronott1]

I wanted to share my olive eggers. I have a total of 3. The hens all were mothered by my cream legbar hen. All were sired by my FBCM rooster.

I'm getting three olive eggs a day. Here's the eggs (with a couple others for color comparison):


And here's one of the hens. A couple have a little more copper around the neck, but of the 10 or so chicks I've now hatched with this mix, this is the norm. I love their little toupees. I think it's cute.

Those are great eggs! The Hen is very nice looking too.

 

[FridayYet]

Those are great eggs!

The Hen is very nice looking too.

Is she Cream Legbar x Black Copper Marans?

 

[FridayYet]

Is she Cream Legbar x Black Copper Marans?

Never mind (lol) am on my iPhone and missed your explanation above. I really like how she looks!

 

[sol2go]

I wanted to share my olive eggers. I have a total of 3. The hens all were mothered by my cream legbar hen. All were sired by my FBCM rooster.

I'm getting three olive eggs a day. Here's the eggs (with a couple others for color comparison):

How long have your OE been laying? Has the eggshell color and texture stayed consistent? Has the size stayed consistent or are the eggs getting larger?

 

[Sphinx]

They've only been laying about 3 weeks now. I hatched this batch mid January, and they started laying mid June. So far, the eggs have all been identical in color, and have been slowly getting bigger. I expect they'll end up being a large or XL when they're not pullet eggs anymore.

I really like them a lot. I call them my "goth girls" with their black feathers, sticking together and looking like angsty teens with their punk hairstyles.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I wanted to share my olive eggers. I have a total of 3. The hens all were mothered by my cream legbar hen. All were sired by my FBCM rooster.

I'm getting three olive eggs a day. Here's the eggs (with a couple others for color comparison):


And here's one of the hens. A couple have a little more copper around the neck, but of the 10 or so chicks I've now hatched with this mix, this is the norm. I love their little toupees. I think it's cute.

Those are great eggs!

The Hen is very nice looking too.

yes the hen is wonderful looking. The eggs have a nice color too for a first gen cross

 

[jeremy]

Well, here are my 2 at about 9 weeks old. The little one, Gwen, was scrawny and feather-picked with a lot of bare spots. Still only has a few fluffs for a tail, but seems like she sprouted whiskers overnight!





Osprey on the other hand, is huge and is almost the size of my 15 week old Cream Legbars. She's going to be a big girl and is so mellow.



Really hoping they are pullets. Combs are still pale pink with a single row of peas down the middle.

Their color screams cockerel to me...