A pea combed EE that does not lay coloured eggs (with parents that most definitely carried the blue egg gene) is not common. Something like 5% of pea combed EEs will lay brown/cream eggs. Whereas only 5% of single combed EEs will lay a coloured egg. The gene is so closely linked to what makes...
Getting them to increase? What do you mean?
Many of my Easter Eggers are off of my Naked Necks. I keep blue and green egg laying naked necks as well.
Once you get a Naked Neck rooster with a pea comb, you only have to have one breeding pen to get two different kinds of chicks!
Easter Eggers are NOT a breed. There is no set standard, only one in the eye of the breeder who breeds them. I myself just like a cool pattern on them, and green eggs. My Ameraucanas are for the blue eggs.
I have crested Easter Eggers as well.
My standard for the cross is that they are...