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Olive Egger
Hybrid that lays olive-green eggs.
🐣 Beginner friendly❄ Cold hardy☀ Heat hardy
Egg color
olive green
Eggs / year
200
Egg size
large
Purpose
egg
Class
Mixed
Size
medium
Hen weight
5 lbs
Rooster weight
6.5 lbs
Temperament
calm, friendly, hardy
Noise level
quiet
Origin
USA
Lifespan
6–8 yrs
About the Olive Egger
Olive Eggers are crosses of a dark-brown-egg breed (Marans/Welsummer) with a blue-egg breed (Ameraucana/Legbar) — eggs come out olive.
Care tips
Hybrid only — does not breed true.
Color varieties
varies
Fun facts
- Egg color is brown + blue layered
- Each hen lays one color her whole life