The Olive-Egger thread!

[gamebirdsonly]

Ok I have question. My bantam Olive Eggers just started laying and I was wondering which roo I should breed them with? Should I use another Bantam olive egger or a Bantam Marans?

 

[Time-Out]

It depends if you want the eggs darker or not. If you've acheived the level of darkness you want, I'd try the bantam.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

It depends if you want the eggs darker or not. If you've acheived the level of darkness you want, I'd try the bantam.

Which Bantam? I have both Bantam Marans and olive egger Bantam Roos

 

[Arielle]

Ok I have question. My bantam Olive Eggers just started laying and I was wondering which roo I should breed them with? Should I use another Bantam olive egger or a Bantam Marans?

In the f2 generation it is possible to get several colors. If you want to increase the number of oe breed oe to oe; this still results in a variety of possible colors. Using the marans results in all the eggs having at least one coat of brown-red paint and overall a variety of colors. If it was me, I'd do both, just not at the same time.

 

[Flowerbh]

In the f2 generation it is possible to get several colors. If you want to increase the number of oe breed oe to oe; this still results in a variety of possible colors. Using the marans results in all the eggs having at least one coat of brown-red paint and overall a variety of colors. If it was me, I'd do both, just not at the same time.

Too many times back to Marans will give you khaki or back to brown.....

 

[Arielle]

Pretty eggs!!

 

[Flowerbh]

[COLOR=FF0000]Pretty eggs!![/COLOR]

Sorry. They aren't mine. Just wanted you to see some of the Colors you can get when you breed back to brown eggs too many times! As for me; my girls are 21 1/2 weeks old and no eggs yet!

 

[Arielle]

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THe eggs are still pretty!! I love looking at eggs.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

Ok here is pic of my Bantam Olive eggs. They just started laying on Aug 1st.

 

[naturespace]

Ok here is pic of my Bantam Olive eggs. They just started laying on Aug 1st.

Wonderful! I just started getting eggs from my pullets, but my olive egger hasn't started yet. Love the colors.