The Olive-Egger thread!

[jeremy]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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The pictured hen doesn't have any Black Copper in her though; If she did, she'd be mostly to purely black in color.

What kind of Maran was used?


I have several FBCMxBlack Am and then some B/B/S Olive Eggers. I can't wait to see what color of egg they lay!

~ Aspen​

None I believe. I think she's the product of a Welsummer and Ameraucanas. Right Amy?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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What kind of Maran was used?


I have several FBCMxBlack Am and then some B/B/S Olive Eggers. I can't wait to see what color of egg they lay!

~ Aspen

None I believe. I think she's the product of a Welsummer and Ameraucanas. Right Amy?

I'm going to have to get some of the crosses, or the breeds that make the crosses and get me some gorgeous OE's like enggass.

~ Aspen

 

[Illia]

Welsummer would be the most reasonable, seeing as the pictured hen has black and gold tickling in her neck. (the duckwing showing through) - Same is this Olive Egger, a Wheaten x Duckwing had.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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None I believe. I think she's the product of a Welsummer and Ameraucanas. Right Amy?

I'm going to have to get some of the crosses, or the breeds that make the crosses and get me some gorgeous OE's like enggass.

~ Aspen​

She was BW ameraucana over welsummer x wheaten ameraucana or EE. She is very "salmon" looking though- so I can see where you might think wheaten marans. The OEs used lay a lighter speckled olive egg.

And apparently the BYC store didn't get my email about upgrading because I can't upload any more pics.....

Yep- you're right Illia. The moms look just like wellies with beards. Exact same partridge pattern. It made them and babies really easy to sex early on.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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I'm going to have to get some of the crosses, or the breeds that make the crosses and get me some gorgeous OE's like enggass.

~ Aspen

She was BW ameraucana over welsummer x wheaten ameraucana or EE. She is very "salmon" looking though- so I can see where you might think wheaten marans. The OEs used lay a lighter speckled olive egg.

And apparently the BYC store didn't get my email about upgrading because I can't upload any more pics.....

Yep- you're right Illia. The moms look just like wellies with beards. Exact same partridge pattern. It made them and babies really easy to sex early on.

Thank you for the info.

~ Aspen

 

[hamilton3475]

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That's kinda the same thing I'm trying except using splash Maran, hoping for some blue

 

[WVCHICKEN]

Wanted to show this egg. One of our Oliver Egg/Blue Wheaten Ameracauna laid it the other day..SO cool.. has anyone seen this before or heard of it happening before?

 

[speckledhen]

Omigosh, can you imagine a carton full of those cool-looking eggs? Awesome!

 

[newlyweds]

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Wow beautiful egg!!! I know Wynette use to have an OE hen that laid some half and half looking eggs occasionally, so fun!!

 

[Illia]

Bingo, Wynette once had a couple really neat ones like that! Love em!