The Olive-Egger thread!

[aart]

Thanks y'all!!

I agree manning......olive is olive. Too bad that pairing is not repeatable because my friend has various roosters and hens that all free range....t'wasn't an arranged breeding.

So decided to keep the first egg shell, cut a large enough hole for the yolk (if there was one) to come out and preserve as much of the shell as possible.
Used a needle like diamond bit in my dremel tool to cut the hole......there was a yolk and I'm pretty sure it's fertile.
Which is kind of surprising as my Welsummer rooster who is only 20 weeks old has been practicing his treading with some success, but I didn't think he actually knew how to make contact..... but I guess he does.





Was looking at the piece I cut out, looked rather blue to me, scraped the membrane off and sure enough...blue egg shell.... not a strong blue, but blue none the less..
Again the colors are not quite true....but fairly accurate.

 

[kristin07035]

Anyone here sell OE pullets?
Looking for female/pullet at least 6 months old but not older than around 1 year old.
Im in NJ so will need shipping if not local.

 

[snowflake]

sorry to hear about the fox, , hope she decides to hunt else were real soon, Lots of tasty wild rabbits out there.

congrats on the first egg, such a sweet hen.

Raz thank you for the bee info, we should have lots around here, no chemicals and lots of flowers, wild and tame

the wild tend to take over

 

[marycontrary14]

Is it common for an Olive Egger to have feathered legs and a beard? I hatched out two OE 9-1/2 weeks ago, and the breeder I got the eggs from seemed to be surprised at the feathered feet AND beard. We are both excited though to see if this (hopefully) pullet lays really olive colored eggs! Here is a picture. I'd love your thoughts!

 

[KendyF]

I am sad, I have broken through my denial. In may I bought 2 BCM, and 4 OE. They came with one unknown chicken. The people said... We don't know what it is. We don't even have any breeds that color... Little yellow chick, turned orange. Anyhow, 6 out of 7 of my brown and olive laying chickens are roosters! I have 1 potential Olive Layer. Cries a little...

 

[abserbean]

Is it common for an Olive Egger to have feathered legs and a beard? I hatched out two OE 9-1/2 weeks ago, and the breeder I got the eggs from seemed to be surprised at the feathered feet AND beard. We are both excited though to see if this (hopefully) pullet lays really olive colored eggs! Here is a picture. I'd love your thoughts!

 

[Heatherschix]

Could be a black copper marans X ameraucana...that would explain the feathered legs and beard

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Could be a black copper marans X ameraucana...that would explain the feathered legs and beard

X2. In my limited experience, that cross most commonly has at least some feathers on the shanks and a beard. Sometimes they get the copper too!

 

[ochochicas]

X2. In my limited experience, that cross most commonly has at least some feathers on the shanks and a beard. Sometimes they get the copper too!

Agreed! My OE is a Black Copper marans crossed with an ameraucana. She looks exactly like a full BCM except she has a pea comb. She has nicely feathered legs and a lot of copper on her neck.

 

[KendyF]

Could be a black copper marans X ameraucana...that would explain the feathered legs and beard

I have that cross and 3 of them look just like this.