F1 Olive Egger Day Old Chick
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Our First Generation Olive Eggers (F1 OE) are a cross between our Black Copper Marans and Self Blue Ameraucanas, and they really possess the qualities of both.
All of our F1 OE hens have black plumage, beards and muffs, pea combs, and feathered shanks and toes. They also all lay eggs that are various shades of olive green. Some eggs are speckled and some even have a heavy bloom that gives them a gray, silver, or slate blue appearance.
Our F1 OE roosters also have muffs and beards, pea combs, and feathered shanks and toes, and black plumage with copper or gold highlights.
In terms of temperament, our F1 OE birds fall somewhere between their two parents. They are friendly, calm, and steady, neither as outgoing as our Marans nor as shy as our Ameraucanas.
If you’re wondering how this cross lays a green egg:
Ameraucanas lay a blue egg, and the blue pigment is added to the actual eggshell early in the egg creation process. Marans lay a dark brown egg, but the brown pigment is not part of the eggshell itself, but a coating applied on the surface right before the egg is laid. A first generation Olive Egger inherits BOTH of these traits, and the dark brown coating applied over a blue eggshell results in an olive egg!
All of our F1 OE hens have black plumage, beards and muffs, pea combs, and feathered shanks and toes. They also all lay eggs that are various shades of olive green. Some eggs are speckled and some even have a heavy bloom that gives them a gray, silver, or slate blue appearance.
Our F1 OE roosters also have muffs and beards, pea combs, and feathered shanks and toes, and black plumage with copper or gold highlights.
In terms of temperament, our F1 OE birds fall somewhere between their two parents. They are friendly, calm, and steady, neither as outgoing as our Marans nor as shy as our Ameraucanas.
If you’re wondering how this cross lays a green egg:
Ameraucanas lay a blue egg, and the blue pigment is added to the actual eggshell early in the egg creation process. Marans lay a dark brown egg, but the brown pigment is not part of the eggshell itself, but a coating applied on the surface right before the egg is laid. A first generation Olive Egger inherits BOTH of these traits, and the dark brown coating applied over a blue eggshell results in an olive egg!
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About Our Chicks
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"Our chicks are amazing. They are about 4 weeks old now and going through their awkward phase, but they’re still so beautiful. They’ve been the easiest, healthiest chicks we’ve had. Loved the simplicity of ordering them, and the drive out to get them was lovely. We can’t wait to add more Silver Fox chicks to our flock!" - Kylie
At Silver Fox Farm...
Our birds are fed 100% organic feed.
Using a clan mating system, we breed for health, temperament, and the Standard of Perfection.
Our flocks live in spacious coops and runs or tractors, and enjoy access to seasonal pasture or fresh greens.
Unlike many large scale hatcheries that cull male chicks at hatch, we love and value our roosters, and grow all of them out to maturity.
Using a clan mating system, we breed for health, temperament, and the Standard of Perfection.
Our flocks live in spacious coops and runs or tractors, and enjoy access to seasonal pasture or fresh greens.
Unlike many large scale hatcheries that cull male chicks at hatch, we love and value our roosters, and grow all of them out to maturity.
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The Complete Chick Guide
In this 40 page guide, you'll learn everything you need to hatch successfully and care for your chicks from their first day until they move to the big coop. |