The Olive-Egger thread!

[Hangtown Farms]

Could you cross a CL and Cuckoo Marans? Would that work?

I think half the males would be double barred and half single. females would be single barred.
Take the double barred males and breed back to Cream legbar
Correct me if I am wrong on this but think this is correct

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I know nothing about CL, except I just hatched 2 roos and a pullet

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I know nothing about CL, except I just hatched 2 roos and a pullet
The CL roos are double barred and the hens are single barred.... I am thinking this would work.... I just don't know about the COLOR part. I am thinking the Blue Cuckoos might muddy the waters, the reg cuckoos might work better.

Forgot the chart

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/187460/genetics-and-autosexing-breeds/0_20#post_2243693

 

[Hangtown Farms]

The CL roos are double barred and the hens are single barred.... I am thinking this would work.... I just don't know about the COLOR part. I am thinking the Blue Cuckoos might muddy the waters, the reg cuckoos might work better.

Forgot the chart

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/187460/genetics-and-autosexing-breeds/0_20#post_2243693

That is why the crele penedesenca x cream legbar would be a easy one
both are the same double barred males and single barred females.
Crele penedesenca will lay a egg as dark or darker than a cuckoo maran

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I don't have penedesencas.... and it seems the same theory then. Cuckoo Marans are sexable at hatch too. Roos are double barred and hens are single barred.... I think that is normal with barred chickens. It is a sexlink trait, that is why you can use them for making sex links.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I don't have penedesencas.... and it seems the same theory then. Cuckoo Marans are sexable at hatch too. Roos are double barred and hens are single barred.... I think that is normal with barred chickens. It is a sexlink trait, that is why you can use them for making sex links.

the penedesenca x legbar would be able to breed back to one or the other too and should continue to be autosexable.
would that work with the cuckoo maran? I have crele penedesenca and am going to cross with the cream legbars then breed back to the crele penedesenca again
you should get darker brown hen chicks and lighter grey brown roosters with a spot on the head I would suspect. we shall see

 

[seventreesfarm]

Getting way ahead of myself here, but how do these combos sound to work on blue-barred Olivers?

BCM/Barred roo over blue EE/OE - that would give me more barred chicks of both genders and black & blue barring right? But no sex linking? And more Olivers?

Blue EE roo over Cuckoo Marans hens - sex linked chicks, but only the males barred and only half of the males blue-barred? But good egg color?

 

[DeannaOR]

Can I cross a Barnvelder on Ameraucana or EE and get OE? I didn't realize how dark their eggs are =)

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Can I cross a Barnvelder on Ameraucana or EE and get OE? I didn't realize how dark their eggs are =)

yes I had some that laid pretty dark olive eggs
lavender ameraucana over barnevelder

 

[DeannaOR]

yes I had some that laid pretty dark olive eggs
lavender ameraucana over barnevelder

I'm considering getting some really nice Barnvelders and I thought I could also put some Ameraucana hens in with them and get double goodies.