The Olive-Egger thread!

[kloverdarling]

If you were to cross a barred Plymouth Rock male and an easter egger female would your result be an olive?

 

[RooJi]

No problem, just didn't want to butt in if you were having a conversation w/ a specific person. Good luck!

Oh haha yeah no worries

 

[thecreekhouse]

I have a beautiful hen. She's half Blue Copper Marans and half Ameracauna. She *should* be laying Olive eggs (or any eggs!) by now, but she's 8 or 9 months old now with nary an egg in sight. I can't wait to see what she starts laying when she finally does lay.

 

[aart]

If you were to cross a barred Plymouth Rock male and an easter egger female would your result be an olive?

IF the EE lays blue eggs.......
.......50% chance a chick would be female, 50% chance a female will lay green eggs.

 

[nordicacres]

Can anyone recommend a good place to get a few straight run olive eggers? I live in MN if that matters. I have a batch of chicks arriving on March 23rd and if it at all possible it would be great to raise them all together! TY!!!

 

[ronott1]

Can anyone recommend a good place to get a few straight run olive eggers? I live in MN if that matters. I have a batch of chicks arriving on March 23rd and if it at all possible it would be great to raise them all together! TY!!!

If you cannot find a local breeder, meyer hatchery sells them:

https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=OEGS

 

[nordicacres]

I saw that, TY. They don't have any available on their site, though. The blue egg layers are also unavailable.

 

[StarMeKritten]

I have a beautiful hen. She's half Blue Copper Marans and half Ameracauna. She *should* be laying Olive eggs (or any eggs!) by now, but she's 8 or 9 months old now with nary an egg in sight. I can't wait to see what she starts laying when she finally does lay.

Hopeful you'll get some eggs soon! My black copper marans hen took forever to start laying. I think she was about 9.5 months old when I finally got my first egg from her... AND she was a late winter hatch. I think if she had hatched mid summer, it could have taken even longer for her to start laying.

 

[Olive Oil]

Can anyone recommend a good place to get a few straight run olive eggers? I live in MN if that matters. I have a batch of chicks arriving on March 23rd and if it at all possible it would be great to raise them all together! TY!!!

I got one from My Pet Chicken. I was very happy with her. Oh, she wasn't straight run though, not sure if they do that. I ordered pullets. She was blue, very pretty. I have gorgeous pullets from her now who I crossed with My Marans. The ones who lay olive have some great shades!

 

[Olive Oil]

If you were to cross a barred Plymouth Rock male and an easter egger female would your result be an olive?

I would think the ones that turned out green would be pretty pale, not "olive." Most people use a darker layer for the brown like a Marans or Welsummer. I'd like to see pics if you try it!