The Olive-Egger thread!

[kathyinmo]

This is an old post of mine, from April ....

WYNETTE, WYNETTE ! ! ! LOOK!

Today I was outside messing around, and I saw Miss Olive checking out the nests ...

First this one ....

Next, this one .... (self made nest on the floor under the nests)

THEN ..... this!

Darn, I can not get a good picture of the color. Believe me, it is nice and dark olive!

Miss Olive was hatched on Halloween (from one of Wynette's eggs), so she is 23 weeks old (and so beautiful!)​

 

[Illia]

YES, that egg!!!

 

[Medicine Man]

What is Mx. Olive's pedigree?

 

[BLaBauve]

My "Olive" Egger laid another egg today - a bit darker than the one from the other day. It's the egg on the right. Is it possible they will continue to get darker? I always thought eggs got lighter. . . just curious

 

[Illia]

Colored eggs like Olive and Marans will get darker in their first week or two. After they, they get lighter.

 

[BLaBauve]

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Ok, interesting. Thanks!

 

[NeeleysAVLChicks]

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Oooooo, I'm severely coveting!! I have three of Wynette's OE that are so-very-close to laying, I can't wait!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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I can not remember. Maybe Wynette can remember.

 

[Medicine Man]

Is there a name I wonder for the new generation when you mate a B1 x B1? Probably not. This is the start of my effort to breed them true and mainatn egg color. I want to quickly get beyond the point of having all the culls so I hope I won't have to dip back into either side again in orderto proceed with this line.

 

[Illia]

Aren't Wynette's Olive Eggers Penedesenca x Easter Egger / Black Copper x Blue Ameraucana?