The Olive-Egger thread!

[cynstaub]

3 OE came from my last hatch. EE hen x FBC Marans roo.
All have muffs and pea combs and two have lightly feathered legs/feet.
I'm thinking I got 2 roos and 1 pullet. What do you think?


small pea comb. very light pink. pullet?



The next two pics are of same chick but the other, un-pictured chick who was too quick to snap a picture of has a nearly identical comb.
Bigger than the first (but still small) pea comb and only slightly pinker. Cockerels?




Thank you!

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

I don't own the parents so I can't really be sure about her genetics, but I was told her dad was a lavender Marans... What do you think?






today's olive egg

I'm no lavender expert...ask DMRippy on BYC. That looks like a blue to me. I only know you should not cross the lav and blue if you're working on lavenders. I believe lavender is the same as "self blue" and is very very light with no lacing or darker hackles like this shows.

 

[ochochicas]

You're eggs are beautiful. I'm so jealous! My olive egger is a 9 month old hen now and has never laid an egg. I'm beginning to think she never will. Maybe she'll surprise me for Thanksgiving???

 

[bamadude]

X2

 

[Naturalway]

Hi to all!! Just thought I'd take a moment to share my happy discovery!!
I hatched out 4 F2 oliver hens this spring and so far I have a brown layer, a blue layer, a non layer and joy of joys an olive layer!!!!
She is 27 weeks old and the two dark eggs at the bottom are hers!

 

[Dianne88]

Here's my 11 week old OE, any guess, cockerel or Pullet?

Just an update, a few weeks back this little one let out a pathetic attempt at a crow! He's gone to the farm until a forever home is found.

 

[Dewolf]

Hello,

Anyone know where I can get eggs to hatch at this time of year? We are in California.

Thank you

 

[estamets]

I have an ameraucauna x red star, and I noticed yesterday that her comb is turning red and growing a little. "She" is almost 9 weeks old. Should I be worried about gender?

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Hello,

Anyone know where I can get eggs to hatch at this time of year? We are in California.

Thank you

Sent you a PM

 

[Manningjw]

My parents F1 cross olive egger just started laying yesterday. I gave them both of my olive egger pullets because I had a beautiful black/red OE girl that laid 7 eggs per week - unfortunately was taken by a raccoon so now I have no OE left. Next round of breeding I am adding them back in!