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Colored Egg Layers

Sapphire Olive Egger Chickens: Breed and Egg Guide

Green / olive eggsDocile, ActiveCold hardyHeat hardy
290Eggs / year
In brief

X-Large green / olive eggs, 6 to 7 lb at maturity, and a docile, active temperament.

Breed specifications

Sapphire Olive Egger™ at a glance

Temperament
Docile, Active
Weight
6 to 7 lb
Eggs per year
290
Egg size
X-Large
Egg color
Green / olive
Cold hardy
Yes
Heat hardy
Yes
Chick

The Sapphire Olive Egger is both easy on the eyes and the olive eggs are sure to be a great addition to your eggscape in your egg carton! This hybrid is a wonderful egg layer, and you cannot resist that tuft on their heads! These birds adapt well to different climates, especially warmer ones. This hybrid is not perfect, about 5% of the hens may lay brown eggs.

Fun fact: A Hoover's Hatchery original.

Common questions

Sapphire Olive Egger™ questions, answered

How many eggs does a Sapphire Olive Egger™ lay?

About 290 x-large green / olive eggs per year.

How big do Sapphire Olive Egger™s get?

Sapphire Olive Egger™s weigh 6 to 7 lb at maturity.

What is a Sapphire Olive Egger™'s temperament?

Docile, Active.

Is the Sapphire Olive Egger™ cold and heat hardy?

The Sapphire Olive Egger™ is cold hardy and heat hardy.

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