Clunie Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Two days ago I was deighted to get my first egg from Olive who is my own cross - father a cuckoo marrans and mother a Cream Legbar. I'd been getting excited as I was thinking that she was going to lay soon (very red in wattles and face and aso crouching; as well as the frantic dashing in and out of the coop and screeching at the top of her voice). I'd been desperate to find out what colour of shell I would get and it was a lovely green colour . Much greener than the blue/green of araucana's. Now just waiting to see if the next egg will be darker. Anyway just wanted to share my news with you all. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Congratulations on your lovely green egg!!!! Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congratulations . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congrats! You should post a pic! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thats great news, Clunie. Have to agree, we need pics. Oh and do you have any other little chooks like this Alli xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunie Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hi Thank you all for your kind words. Got my second olive coloured egg from Olive this afternoon. Will have to take a photo and try and post onto the Forum. I only had one other female chicken like Olive who I gave away to a friend. Last time I asked about her she wasn't laying. Will have to phone up and she how she's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Lovely news I fondly remember those egg things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunie Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Photo of my egg (hopefully) if I can get it to work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Those are beautiful eggs. Well done to your girlies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well she certainly has the right name!!! What a beautiful Olive egg from Olive!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suebee Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Wow!... I've never seen an olive egg before! What a gorgeous colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunie Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi Thank you all for the lovely comments . I must admit that I had never seen an olive egg before and was well impressed. I didn't actually set out to do the cross just happened that the two cockerels running with the cream legbar and others were of dark brown egg laying strain. One was a Welsummer, the other the Maran. Judging by Olive's very cuckoo markings dad was the maran. Unfortunatly she doesn't have a tuft, although one of her brothers whom I had to dispatch, did. Never mind she has beautiful eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Wow, that is one beautiful egg, Clunie. Is she a regular layer now Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
