What's the Difference?

[wbruder17]

Between an Olive Egger and an Easter Egger.... besides the color of egg they lay, of course. I've been getting some very olive colored eggs and I don't know which on lays them. I know all the hens are at least EEs. Is there really a difference or are they both basically mutts? What combo would make an olive colored egg?

 

[teach1rusl]

My experience with EEs is limited, but you're basically correct - it's just another mix to give you olive eggs. I think most mix EEs (or possibly Ameraucanas) with some breed known to lay a really dark egg (like marans) to ultimately get a bird that will lay nice olive eggs. At least that's my understanding of how it works. So they would be "mutts."