The Olive-Egger thread!

[apack711]

sorry, I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread

I deleted it and will post elsewhere ...

 

[Bravo]

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VERY pretty girls! Love them!

 

[Illia]

Very pretty girls! However, this is the Olive Egger thread, not the Easter Egger thread.

 

[newchickens2009]

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I am in the process of getting some wheaten ameracunas and some black copper marans. Once they start laying I do what to use them to get some olive eggers. How do I cross them to get sex-links so I don't waste alot of food on roos?

Three methods of Sex-Linked Olive Eggers, some easier for people, some not (breed/color not commonly available)


(non-cuckoo) Marans or other dark layer x Cuckoo Araucana hen

(non-cuckoo) Marans or other dark layer x Cuckoo/Barred Easter Egger hen ([/i]granted she lays decently blueish, not too green of eggs)

Blue/green egg layer x Cuckoo Marans hen


These are "black" sex link methods, the easiest out there. The males will have a white dot on the head. Another sex-link method is by using a silver carrying female, gold carrying male. Here's a few easy options:


Golden-Salmon or Wheaten dark egg layer x Silver Duckwing Easter Egger / Ameraucana / Araucana

Marans or other dark layer x Silver Columbian colored Easter Egger / Araucana




In your case of Wheaten Marans - You must need a male, and cross him to a Cuckoo Araucana or Easter Egger.

Thank you so much Illia. I do not have any Cuckoos at this time, only Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Amerucanas and French Black Copper Marans. I will have roos and hens in both breeds. Is there anyway to do a sex-link with these two breeds?
(Forgive me if this question is a little dumb, but I don't really understand the crossing and feathering yet)

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

My olive eggers (and a few olive egger/cochin x's) 15 weeks old. I thought it was a cool pic so I figured I'd post it!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Neat picture! You sure got lots of boys!

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Yeah.. the hatch was an even 50-50. The neighbors probably love my chorus! I have 2 more in another coop too.

 

[QuailQT]

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It is a very neat photo! Boy, the one in the back (that looks like a hawk) sure looks mean!

Very good looking bird though! :O)

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

I have 2 actually. I always thought the look was cause they were clean-faced. haha Very sweet girls!

 

[Imagesoart]

Hi,

I won the "all olive egg" auction by alicefeldown. I have one first generation olive egger, but these are all olive to start. And all different shades!!!
All the eggs came wonderfully wrapped and safe. I let them sit for 24 hours. Then into the incubator! Friday was day 1.

Well, we had a big storm and the power went out for about 8 hours on Saturday night. Ok, so it warmed back up....... Then power outage from Sunday mid morning to Monday early morning.

Should I call it a loss? I have them in the incubator and was going to candle, (say on their original schedule of day 8) if anything..... But let's say I see something, what day would I call it? Still 8.

Here's hoping!!!

Any suggestions?