The Olive-Egger thread!

[Manningjw]

Question for you mix-and-match masters: Would the cross of a CCL roo over Welsummer and/or Wheaten Marans hens produce an olive egger?

I started reading the thread and it was mainly brown-egg roos over blue-egg hens, but I wonder if the other way around would work.

Thank you for your knowledge!

While you certainly can do this, I would highly recommend not doing it because F2 crosses will be wildly unpredictable without having the pea comb involved. What others have said is correct about brown egg genetics, they are heritable from both sides as far as I know as are blue egg laying genetics so it doesn't really matter who is the blue egg layer in the cross.

A second generation cross back to CCL would be a good idea though because it would guarantee that you have 2 blue egg laying genes if you still select for pea combs. You would have the pea comb linked blue gene, and the blue gene from the CCL that passed on the straight comb.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

While you certainly can do this, I would highly recommend not doing it because F2 crosses will be wildly unpredictable without having the pea comb involved. What others have said is correct about brown egg genetics, they are heritable from both sides as far as I know as are blue egg laying genetics so it doesn't really matter who is the blue egg layer in the cross.

A second generation cross back to CCL would be a good idea though because it would guarantee that you have 2 blue egg laying genes if you still select for pea combs. You would have the pea comb linked blue gene, and the blue gene from the CCL that passed on the straight comb.

Some make OE with single combs as an end product, F1 OE with no intention of trying to make and OE "breed" that breeds true. In that case, ANY homozygous blue egg bird with ANY dark brown egg laying breed will do it.

 

[chrissyr]

On olive Eggers:
I have a blue copper Marans and a Lav AM, which gives me 50/50 black and blue offspringn.
If I used a BCM, would I get the same ratio?

 

[ronott1]

On olive Eggers:
I have a blue copper Marans and a Lav AM, which gives me 50/50 black and blue offspringn.
If I used a BCM, would I get the same ratio?

Blue genetics is different from lavendar genetics.

Check into it but the results will not follow any of the charts.

 

[chrissyr]

Blue genetics is different from lavendar genetics.

Check into it but the results will not follow any of the charts.

It's hard to find one mixing the two.
Right now withy blue copper I'm getting 1/2 and 1/2.
I'm thinking with a BCM I'll get 50-50 as well

 

[chrissyr]

It's hard to find one mixing the blue Lav.
Right now withy blue copper I'm getting 1/2 and 1/2.
I'm thinking with a BCM I'll get 50-50 as well

I wouldn't get a Lav OE would I?
If the charts are right, but I'm just not sure

 

[Thriftymom6]

Completely off topic. But wanted to show pics of my OE that are auto sexing that I purchased. No idea on parentage. Any thoughts?

 

[ronott1]

I wouldn't get a Lav OE would I?
If the charts are right, but I'm just not sure

It would be an OE, but the colors will be messed up because mixing lavender and blue does not work--Different Genes so they get all mashed up.

 

[ronott1]

Completely off topic. But wanted to show pics of my OE that are auto sexing that I purchased. No idea on parentage. Any thoughts?

Other than one lighter colored Cockerel?

 

[chrissyr]

It would be an OE, but the colors will be messed up because mixing lavender and blue does not work--Different Genes so they get all mashed up.

But a Lav with a black copper: would the Lav /black charts still apply? I guess cause i haven't seen a Lav OE before. Sounds great
It should still work.
The Lav with blue copper Marans are giving me blues and blacks .
I'm not worried about messing up colors since they're just oe's