The Olive-Egger thread!

[Little Wing]

Wanted to share a few pics of my OE pullet. I think she is a nice color of blue. Waiting on her first egg. I need to get some pics of her sisyers. I love the feathers of this group. I admit I like to pet my birds.

They have the silkiest quality. Lovely to pet.



Beautiful!!!

 

[Flowerbh]

ok, so I am getting an incubator for Christmas. I have only one light greenish/blue egg laying EE. My rooster is a 3rd generation OE Blue Copper Marans. (So he probably only has the brown egg gene, right?) So, if I hatched their chicks, do all the chicks produce olive eggs or do I only save the ones with the pea combs? Here are pics of the pair I am thinking of for Olive Eggs.....any ideas of the color the chicks will be? Do they usually all end up black or blue?

 

[Flowerbh]

Another question. I haven't seen my rooster mate with this particular hen yet. There are 6 hens to this rooster. Can I assume he mates with all of them? Is there a way of knowing the eggs are fertile before you try to incubate them? Or should I close them up in a pen together to make sure? Oh and I was just curious.....in raising chickens, is there such a thing as roosters hired out as studs? Just thinking that I wish I had a blue egg laying rooster over my EE's. Would like some more blue eggs? But don't think I want another rooster. Thanks for any info. I am new to this incubating stuff......and I don't even have an incubator yet!

 

[buckabucka]

Another question.  I haven't seen my rooster mate with this particular hen yet.  There are 6 hens to this rooster.  Can I assume he mates with all of them?  Is there a way of knowing the eggs are fertile before you try to incubate them?  Or should I close them up in a pen together to make sure?  Oh and I was just curious.....in raising chickens, is there such a thing as roosters hired out as studs?  Just thinking that I wish I had a blue egg laying rooster over my EE's.  Would like some more blue eggs?  But don't think I want another rooster.  Thanks for any info.  I am new to this incubating stuff......and I don't even have an incubator yet!

You can start checking your eggs for fertility when you crack them open to eat them. Post #10, shows photos of what you are looking for.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/596316/is-this-a-bullseye-fertile-egg

Have fun! I love hatching.

 

[DMRippy]

Another question. I haven't seen my rooster mate with this particular hen yet. There are 6 hens to this rooster. Can I assume he mates with all of them? Is there a way of knowing the eggs are fertile before you try to incubate them? Or should I close them up in a pen together to make sure? Oh and I was just curious.....in raising chickens, is there such a thing as roosters hired out as studs? Just thinking that I wish I had a blue egg laying rooster over my EE's. Would like some more blue eggs? But don't think I want another rooster. Thanks for any info. I am new to this incubating stuff......and I don't even have an incubator yet!

Check the eggs first. If not then you can pen him up with her.

I would not do a STUD service. I am a bit of a germ-a-phob and don't want my chickens around other chickens I don't know. Buy you some hatching eggs

 

[Hangtown Farms]

has anyone tried using isbar's in there olive egger project? dont know much about them except they lay a green egg

 

[Flowerbh]

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has anyone tried using isbar's in there olive egger project? dont know much about them except they lay a green egg
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Wow, I stayed up last night wondering the same thing except I wondered if anyone has used the Isbar with an Ameraucana or EE. Would you get those tourqoise eggs people talk about?

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Quote: hmmm but that would require another pen

where the isbar hens could hang out with my white empordanesa

 

[dfdesigns]

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I will probably try this by default, as I happen to have a few Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas in with my Isbars...

 

[Hangtown Farms]

sounds neat as well