The Olive-Egger thread!

[chickengr]

I had some OEs I hatched this spring but sold them all and butchered the roos. Hoping I can get more. I crossed a Welsummer over my EE's I did keep on of his sons that is half Australorp. Do u think I could get OEs from him too??

I don't know that. but they both are pretty (girl and roo)!

 

[chickengr]

I bought some olive eggers this summer and all four turned out to be roos.I'm planning on keeping one to see if i can produce some myself but what should I pair him with?

choose!

 

[aart]

I had some OEs I hatched this spring but sold them all and butchered the roos. Hoping I can get more. I crossed a Welsummer over my EE's I did keep on of his sons that is half Australorp. Do u think I could get OEs from him too??

This description is confusing.

I bought some olive eggers this summer and all four turned out to be roos.I'm planning on keeping one to see if i can produce some myself but what should I pair him with?
You could pair him with a blue egg layer or a dark brown egg layer....and have a 25% chance of getting an OE

 

[Bejammie]

I have a gray egg layer, to make gray layers you cross a o.e. with a ee right?

 

[chickengr]

I have a gray egg layer, to make gray layers you cross a o.e. with a ee right?

purple over blue egg layer give gray. there are many colours and shades of olive and easter eggs, who knows?

 

[aart]

Quote: Gray is a bloom color on a white shell base..start reading here.

 

[Bejammie]

Gray is a bloom color on a white shell base..start reading here.

my gray eggs are a blue bloom on a o.e. egg which has a BLUE shell base. Weird but true. If I oil the eggs they turn freen.,,,green when wet, steel grey when dry.

 

[aart]

Quote: Grays, greens, blues, pinks, purples are somewhat subjective to an individuals eye...and certainly subjective to different lenses and monitors screens.
Some of my olive eggs look decidedly gray in certain lights.

 

[ChickChuck22]

I bought some olive eggers this summer and all four turned out to be roos.I'm planning on keeping one to see if i can produce some myself but what should I pair him with?

If you want a darker olive cross with a marans or for slightly paler olive, welsummers. I hope this helps

 

[chickengr]

Gray is a bloom color on a white shell base..start reading here.

I found different posts about getting gray eggs. they all say purple/blue layers. btw purple eggs have white shell base.

if you know any other way to get gray eggs please let us know. we are here to learn.