Olive Egger Fertile Eggs – Marans Cross Premium Line

🌿 Beautiful Olive & Green Eggs from a Premium Cross 🐣🥚

🐣 Breed Overview

• Olive Eggers are a cross between blue egg layers and dark brown egg layers, producing unique olive and green eggs 🌿
• This line is bred from black hens crossed with a Marans rooster, enhancing egg colour depth 🍫💚
• Highly sought after for colourful egg baskets and premium backyard flocks

🎨 Egg Colour

• Olive green to darker green eggs 🥚🌿
• Colour varies slightly between hens, creating a natural range
• No matter the shell colour, all chicken eggs taste the same – quality зависит on freshness and diet 👍

🧬 Appearance & Characteristics

• Mostly black hens with strong Marans influence 🖤
• Offspring may show a variety of colours and patterns 🎨
• Hardy hybrid vigour – strong, adaptable birds 💪

😊 Temperament

• Balanced and adaptable 🐔
• Suitable for backyard and small farm setups 🌿
• Good mix of calm and active behaviour

🥚 Egg Production

• Approximately 180–240 eggs per year
• Approximately 15–20 eggs per month
• Reliable layers with good consistency

🌿 Why They’re Perfect Backyard Chickens

• Unique olive egg colours that stand out 💎
• Hybrid vigour = hardy and productive
• Perfect addition to a colourful egg basket 🌈
• Great for both home use and egg sales

💡 Fun Facts

• Olive egg colour is created by combining blue and dark brown egg genetics 🌿
• Each hen lays a consistent shade once mature
• Popular worldwide for “rainbow egg baskets” 🌈

⭐ Why You’ll Love Them

• Rare and highly desirable egg colour 🥚
• Strong, healthy crossbred birds 💪
• Ideal for backyard farming and small egg businesses 💰

📦 What You’re Getting

• Fresh, fertile Olive Egger eggs
• Bred from black hens crossed with a Marans rooster
• From birds in peak laying condition (approximately 8 months old) ✅

📊 Stock Availability

• Limited stock available ⚠️
• Daily production varies
• Orders processed on a first-come, first-served basis

🔥 Hatching & Incubation Guide

• Main purpose: These eggs are sold for incubation 🐣
• Best results when incubated within 7 days
• Ideal settings:
  • Temperature: 37.5°C
  • Humidity: 45–55% (Days 1–18)
  • Humidity: 65–70% (Final 3 days)
• Turn eggs 3–5 times daily
• Stop turning on Day 18
• Expected hatch time: 21 days ⏳
• Candle eggs on Day 7 and Day 14 🔦
• Allow eggs to rest after transport before incubation
• Note: Hatch rates depend on handling and incubation conditions

🌿 Breeding, Housing & Nutrition

• Raised in the Garden Route 🌿 with clean, predator-protected housing 🛡️
• High-quality diet including balanced feed, added oils, greens, and fly larvae 🐛
• Supplemented with Camelus Avi Layer & Breeder for fertility and egg quality ✅

🧬 Breeder Line & Origin

• Breeding stock sourced from reputable South African breeders 🇿🇦
• Including Mother Cluckeries and Lincer Poultry
• Carefully selected for egg colour, strength, and consistency

❤️ Our Philosophy

• At Garden Route Trail Hatch House, our chickens are more than just livestock – they are part of our family 🐔
• We believe in raising birds with care, respect, and attention to their wellbeing at all times
• We do not support intensive or caged breeding systems where birds are treated purely for production
• Rather than operating as a high-output breeding farm, we have created a safe, well-managed haven where these beautiful and extraordinary breeds can thrive under proper care and protection
• Our breeding stock is raised using natural husbandry practices focused on health, vigour, and long-term genetic strength 🌿
• No vaccinations are administered
• No routine medications or antibiotic treatments are used
• No added hormones are used 🚫
• Our goal is to maintain healthy, stress-free breeding stock that produce strong, viable offspring
• We believe that how birds are treated directly reflects in the quality of the eggs and chicks we produce ✅

📍 Collection & Delivery

• Collection by arrangement ✅
• Delivery options available depending on location 🚚
• Prompt handling recommended due to egg viability