The Olive-Egger thread!

[abserbean]

My broody hatched out eggs almost 4 weeks ago, two of which were OEs. They were F1 OE hens covered by a BCM rooster (not mine, I got some local eggs for my broody to hatch, didn't see the parents) I'm pretty sure I have one roo and one pullet. I think the original cross was an EE with a marans, not sure what color but the EE chicks I hatched from her are mostly grey. I'm just wondering what they may look like when they are older. Does anyone have a similar cross?
Here is Brook, the one I'm pretty sure is a pullet. She is mostly black with some white lacing, but also has some brown tones. Not sure what kind of comb, no muffs or beard, legs mostly smooth except for a couple stray feathers.

This is Bobby, my for sure roo. He couldn't be more roo if he tried! He barely has any feathers, but what's coming in looks pure black. He has a straight comb, feathered legs, and cheek puffs.

 

[ronott1]

My broody hatched out eggs almost 4 weeks ago, two of which were OEs. They were F1 OE hens covered by a BCM rooster (not mine, I got some local eggs for my broody to hatch, didn't see the parents) I'm pretty sure I have one roo and one pullet. I think the original cross was an EE with a marans, not sure what color but the EE chicks I hatched from her are mostly grey. I'm just wondering what they may look like when they are older. Does anyone have a similar cross?
Here is Brook, the one I'm pretty sure is a pullet. She is mostly black with some white lacing, but also has some brown tones. Not sure what kind of comb, no muffs or beard, legs mostly smooth except for a couple stray feathers.

This is Bobby, my for sure roo. He couldn't be more roo if he tried! He barely has any feathers, but what's coming in looks pure black. He has a straight comb, feathered legs, and cheek puffs.

They look very nice!

You may not get green eggs though. The genes can become wonky with this cross.

I have F1 black OE x FBC Marans--They are all black with chipmunk cheeks.

 

[abserbean]

I'm hoping the hopeful pullet has a pea comb, making it a little more likely. She def. does not have a straight comb, but she is still a little young to tell. The little roo's comb is straight, legs are slate under all those feathers, it's a toss up if he carries the blue gene or not. I have to find a home for him, since I can't keep a roo, so hopefully he turns out handsome to help his chances! Right now he looks a mess with the slow feathering/ fuzzy legs/ big comb, but hopefully he will straighten out!

 

[ronott1]

I'm hoping the hopeful pullet has a pea comb, making it a little more likely. She def. does not have a straight comb, but she is still a little young to tell. The little roo's comb is straight, legs are slate under all those feathers, it's a toss up if he carries the blue gene or not. I have to find a home for him, since I can't keep a roo, so hopefully he turns out handsome to help his chances! Right now he looks a mess with the slow feathering/ fuzzy legs/ big comb, but hopefully he will straighten out!

I hope so too!

It should be a nice looking egg color.

 

[sayga]

I've never had an olive egger before. This guy hatched from an olive egg and is supposed to be an OE himself. While I think this is a rooster (he's 8-9 weeks in this photo), is that a peacomb? Can someone with more experience help me out on that one?



This guy seems to be rumpless and peacombed, so I'm considering letting him breed with one of our adult chickens later in the summer/Fall before we have to eat him, as we can't have roosters once they start crowing. (Though our neighbors have geese that the whole neighborhood can hear, so I don't think anyone would get too upset if I keep him for a few weeks after first crow).

The adults we have are Rhode Island Reds (I think 2 production reds and one true RIR: The RIR's eggs are light brown, and one production red lays pinkish brown eggs), an Easter egger (laying green eggs), and a Polish (laying white eggs). If I were hoping for olive eggs, would putting him with the Easter Egger be the best bet for olive egg-producing offspring?

I think I want to save the Polish hen for the young Cream Legbar rooster we have to see if we can get some super-crested, blue egg laying weirdo mutts. We're going to try to hatch a single batch of backyard mutt chickens and see how we like the mixes. If none of the hens seem broody enough to sit on a mixed batch, we will use my sister's incubator.

I used to breed canaries when I lived in Arizona. I had a giant outdoor aviary and it was really neat. I got some absolutely stunning birds from my crosses. I think chickens are a bit more confusing, genetically, but way more useful than canaries, and honestly, a lot quieter too. The chickens also like me better than the canaries did. I love my chickens!

 

[ronott1]

I've never had an olive egger before. This guy hatched from an olive egg and is supposed to be an OE himself. While I think this is a rooster (he's 8-9 weeks in this photo), is that a peacomb? Can someone with more experience help me out on that one?



This guy seems to be rumpless and peacombed, so I'm considering letting him breed with one of our adult chickens later in the summer/Fall before we have to eat him, as we can't have roosters once they start crowing. (Though our neighbors have geese that the whole neighborhood can hear, so I don't think anyone would get too upset if I keep him for a few weeks after first crow).

The adults we have are Rhode Island Reds (I think 2 production reds and one true RIR: The RIR's eggs are light brown, and one production red lays pinkish brown eggs), an Easter egger (laying green eggs), and a Polish (laying white eggs). If I were hoping for olive eggs, would putting him with the Easter Egger be the best bet for olive egg-producing offspring?

I think I want to save the Polish hen for the young Cream Legbar rooster we have to see if we can get some super-crested, blue egg laying weirdo mutts. We're going to try to hatch a single batch of backyard mutt chickens and see how we like the mixes. If none of the hens seem broody enough to sit on a mixed batch, we will use my sister's incubator.

I used to breed canaries when I lived in Arizona. I had a giant outdoor aviary and it was really neat. I got some absolutely stunning birds from my crosses. I think chickens are a bit more confusing, genetically, but way more useful than canaries, and honestly, a lot quieter too. The chickens also like me better than the canaries did. I love my chickens!

He has a pea comb so should have at least one blue egg shell gene. An EE would be a good choice for breeding assuming the EE has at least one blue egg shell gene. If she had two, then all the eggs would be green\blue. A hen has to have two white egg shell genes to lay white egg shell eggs because white is recessive.

Brown is a coating over the egg shell color so a blue egg shell covered with a brown coating gets you a green egg.(For lurkers and learners).

 

[chrissyr]

I have a color genetics question:
So I hatched on OE from my blue copper Marans over my white EE.(hatchery bird that said it was a white AM)
The chick hatched all yellow except for 3 tiny black dots on it's body.
It's feathered to be beautiful almost all white with maybe 2 light grey feathers on the body and a black dot on the head.
I wouldn't call it splash only because it hatched out yellow and not the light grey.
Long story short:
But I can't find on color genetics what a blue and white cross will produce for color feathering. Wondering what this is AND what would this pullet give if crossed back to a blue Marans. I think it's a pullet . 4-5 weeks

 

[maryhysong]

she is pretty red in the face, but maybe a shade lighter than the BCM. Will be my first oliver so reallly hoping she lays a nice dark olive and sooner rather than later ;-)

Well miss Olivia isn't.

She's a brownie, laying about a number 3 on the Marans scale. Sigh. Second year of trying for olives and no luck yet.

 

[Manningjw]

Well miss Olivia isn't.

She's a brownie, laying about a number 3 on the Marans scale. Sigh. Second year of trying for olives and no luck yet.

AHhh shoot. Looks like your EE has two pea comb genes but only 1 blue egg gene. Have any other EEs by chance? I'd recommend not breeding the original girl again because it will be impossible to tell who does and doesn't carry the blue egg gene from her offspring, you will have a 50/50 shot and all will have pea combs.

 

[ronott1]

I have a color genetics question:
So I hatched on OE from my blue copper Marans over my white EE.(hatchery bird that said it was a white AM)
The chick hatched all yellow except for 3 tiny black dots on it's body.
It's feathered to be beautiful almost all white with maybe 2 light grey feathers on the body and a black dot on the head.
I wouldn't call it splash only because it hatched out yellow and not the light grey.
Long story short:
But I can't find on color genetics what a blue and white cross will produce for color feathering. Wondering what this is AND what would this pullet give if crossed back to a blue Marans. I think it's a pullet . 4-5 weeks

Use blue x splash. You would get half splash and half blue.