The Olive-Egger thread!

[AmandaMBG]

I personally think it should be body type and things like lobe color and egg color that should be more a breed standard as most breeds have multiple colors within their breed and multiple breeds have more than one comb type. But not many if any breeds have different lobe colors, egg colors (other than slight variations) or body type within their standard. It's like in dog breeds. Some breeds have one specific color while some can be any color but they all have to be of the same body "type". That's just my personal opinion. I also don't think that every blue egg laying mutt is an EE. Everyone has there own ideas though. I just wanted to clarify what the dif between a typical EE and WTB is

I simply meant they met the definition for easter eggers, they lay blue eggs and they don't confirm to breed standards.

I was going off Murray McMurray's description of varying feather plumage with varying shank colors. The questions answered at the bottom says they typically have single combs, but may have rose combs. I don't think a breed can be specifically defined by egg color, there has to be some body coloration that breeds true

I didn't mean offense, and technically all my Olive eggers are also easter eggers by the generally accepted definition.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I personally think it should be body type and things like lobe color and egg color that should be more a breed standard as most breeds have multiple colors within their breed and multiple breeds have more than one comb type. But not many if any breeds have different lobe colors, egg colors (other than slight variations) or body type within their standard. It's like in dog breeds. Some breeds have one specific color while some can be any color but they all have to be of the same body "type". That's just my personal opinion. I also don't think that every blue egg laying mutt is an EE. Everyone has there own ideas though. I just wanted to clarify what the dif between a typical EE and WTB is
Quote: it is all a bit confusing I understand and also relatively new
to it all

 

[aart]

Whiting true blues breed true to egg color. They are not an Easter Egger. The entire idea of an EE is that they varied shades of eggs.... They also do not look like EE..some have muffs and beards but they're body is closer to a leghorn.
Here is photos of my girls. And egg photos.




You can see the interior and exterior are the same color of light blue.


Just thought I'd give some info as there really isn't a huge amount out there on them yet.
Forgot to add they all have white earlobes and from what I've heard from people that have them they all have modified pea combs ( a mix of straight and pea).

That's a pretty pale blue.......and inside looks stark white, did you peel the membrane?

 

[otakalhasas]

eggs from my first incubator are starting to pip due tomorrow

Good for them! They seem to be in a hurry to greet the New (to them) World! Good luck!!!

 

[otakalhasas]

Good looking eggs in your avatar. Looks like you threw in an avocado.

Speaking of good looking eggs, I love, love, love the picture in your avatar - the insides of those shells are GORGEOUS!!!!

 

[otakalhasas]

Whiting true blues breed true to egg color. They are not an Easter Egger. The entire idea of an EE is that they varied shades of eggs.... They also do not look like EE..some have muffs and beards but they're body is closer to a leghorn.
Here is photos of my girls. And egg photos.




You can see the interior and exterior are the same color of light blue.


Just thought I'd give some info as there really isn't a huge amount out there on them yet.
Forgot to add they all have white earlobes and from what I've heard from people that have them they all have modified pea combs ( a mix of straight and pea).

GREAT photos! I'm so eggcited, a local breeder has some Whitings chicks and/or eggs for sale and you better bet I'm a gonna get me some!!!!!!!! Bred to my Marans we should have BEAUTIFUL OEs!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a live hatch in my incubator how long should
I leave them in it after they hatch

 

[percoco13]

GREAT photos!  I'm so eggcited, a local breeder has some Whitings chicks and/or eggs for sale and you better bet I'm a gonna get me some!!!!!!!!  Bred to my Marans we should have BEAUTIFUL OEs!

Awesome- the egg color looks close to what my cream legbars were laying. It'll be interesting to see what these welsummer/true blue crosses lay. And whatever end of the spectrum they land on I have brown layers and blue layers to cross back too with my little OE roo. This will be my first experience with breeding and it's exciting.

 

[hyzenthlay]

Ok, genetics aficionados, here's another question. If I let my OE cockerel (once he's of age) mate with my Black Copper Marans or Blue Copper Marans, what color could the offspring be? That would be my preferred pairing, to get the darker olive eggs.

Here is a picture of the presumed cockerel--he is Welsummer x Cream Crested Legbar, currently 8.5 weeks old:

Alternatively, if I put him with my EEs or Blue Ameraucana, what could the offspring look like? Here are the EEs in question, since of course they don't all look the same--one is the standard sort you often see from hatcheries, the other has more of a dilute wild type coloring I've always really liked:

 

[pennyJo1960]

incubator is still running still one pipping in shell and two alive one grey one black...
not sure how long to sit on the other three eggs