The Olive-Egger thread!

[cmccullough1390]

Just got my first Olive Eggers not laying yet but I'm so excited

Blackbeard my besties new roo he's OE/EE

Captain Flint my new roo who is pure OE

Miss Guthrie my new OE ladie

Lady Barlow my other OE lady

Jon approves lol the two Brahms are my roommates and are yet be named

 

[Flock Master64]

Does anyone have a picture of a full grown black olive egger hen so I can see what mine will look like when she is full grown

 

[dekel18042]

Does anyone have a picture of a full grown black olive egger hen so I can see what mine will look like when she is full grown

Do you know the genetics behind yours? Olive eggers are a type not a breed so there can be all kind of genetics and each one might look different. You can breed a black copper marans hen to a cream legbar rooster, or an Ameraucana or EE and the comb could be different. I have a black OE whose mother was a mix (Jersey Giant, Delaware, Ameraucana mix) and whose father was a cream legbar and she is different than those my black copper marans hen produced.
If you know the genetics you might have a better idea.

 

[Flock Master64]

I'm pretty sure it's part black copper Marans and I think the other part is ameraucana

 

[laurianne]

I have a 24 1/2 week old pullet I'm waiting to start laying. She is from a green egg EE mom x BCM rooster. Does anyone else have this mix? Would love to see egg color from yours.

 

[Chicken5555]

Does anyone have a picture of a full grown black olive egger hen so I can see what mine will look like when she is full grown

My oldest females are six to seven months old, so not quite fully grown, but they do lay nice dark green eggs. Their moms are Marans and their father is a splash Ameraucana. The blue pullet with a black leg band lays dark green eggs with brown spots. I love her eggs!

They all have cute little pea combs despite their mothers having single combs. Do you happen to know what breeds yours is comprised of? That could really help.

 

[Flock Master64]

I'm pretty sure part of it is black copper Marans and I think the other part might be ameraucana

 

[pennyJo1960]

My olive egger pullet lays pretty little blue eggs my two black sex-links give me a green egg
most days

 

[Chicken5555]

I'm pretty sure part of it is black copper Marans and I think the other part might be ameraucana

Since you said she's a chick, I'll assume she is under 3 months old. If her wing and tail feathers are growing in *almost* black, then she'll look something like my three blues. She may have some copper (gold) coloring on her neck too. If her feathers are inarguably solid black then she'll probably look something like a black copper marans with a beard and muffs. Either way, she'll be gorgeous.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

My Olive Egger Roo is 14 weeks old now... starting to fill out finally. He is from an Easter egger roo over black copper marans hen.