“Loved our Bluebar, we got her as a chick this time last year. She started laying for a few weeks before she stopped for the winter. Unfortunately she disappeared one day, and then a couple days later our olive egger also disappeared.
We get about 2 dozen eggs a week from our 4 chickens but wish we had some variety in our basket. Expecting 10 started pullets this week, unfortunately there were no blue bars available but we did order a cream legbar, an olive egger and an Easter egger, we should at least get 1 colored egg out of the bunch, hopefully 3.”
It sounds like your Bluebar was a wonderful addition to your flock—I'm so sorry to hear she disappeared, along with your Olive Egger. That’s always tough. If we can help with some suggestions on predator proofing, we would be happy to help!
It’s great that you’re expanding your flock with started pullets, though! A Cream Legbar, Olive Egger, and Easter Egger should definitely add some beautiful variety to your egg basket. Hopefully, you’ll be collecting plenty of colorful eggs soon.
Wishing you all the best with your new arrivals! Keep us posted on how they settle in.
“Uhg! She was expensive. Bought especially for the blue eggs only to find that we are the unlucky 16th family that is getting a slightly off white egg. She is pretty. But this is very disappointing and not the reason she was purchased. I won’t buy this breed again.”
I do apologize that you're not getting the colorful egg basket that you hoped for. I know how disappointing it can be to have expectations for your eggs and they don't work out. While there is that chance of a brown egg from a hybrid egg layer as we discussed during our private communications, there are breeds which are blue egg layers that are not hybrids. These include the Cream Legbar and the Ameraucana. The bonus with the Cream Legbar is that they are also auto-sexing at hatch - meaning the females and males look different so there is much less chance of a sexing error as well. I've linked each of those chicks' descriptions above for your reference. We hope that you have received our reply to your email and welcome your questions and concerns. We are here to help!
We are happy to hear that your little one is doing well and is healthy! Please always feel free to reach out to us if you ever have any questions or concerns about your brood, flock, or their care needs and supplies. We are here to help!
