08/07/2026
The last breed I bought this time is called the Olive Egger. It's kind of a generic name and it's not a true breed either. 😉 The Olive Egger is Meyer's name for their hybrid of dark brown layers with blue layers, thus producing a bird that will (hopefully!) lay beautiful green eggs!
Because they are a hybrid and can be produced from a variety of breeds, the Olive Eggers themselves will be a variety of looks as well. They can be different colors, combs, feathered or clean legs, basically anything! 🤣 Looking at our chicks, I think we might have ones similar to those in the pictures, especially the striped/barred one and the dark gray one. But we'll have to see. 😉
Now for the eggs, which is why I chose them! 😁 The Meyer hybrids do typically lay an olive-colored egg, however, the olive can be in various shades and the because they are hybrids, it is possible for them to lay eggs of different colors such as tinted, brown, etc. So, we shall see what we get. I'm really hoping for all shades of greens though. 😉 Olive Eggers will lay around 4-6 dark olive to light teal eggs per week.
One last fun fact...Meyer Olive Eggers are considered an F1 hybrid. If you breed the offspring, they will be considered an F2 Oliver Egger. Their feather patterns will likely not look the same, but often their eggs are darker olive than that of their parents. I would love to try that someday! 😍
(Pics courtesy of Meyer Hatchery)
