Question on EE, arcauna chickens,?

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Hey!
I have wondered about "Easter Egger" eggs and their offspring. I was told when I purchased 1 week old chicks last year, that they were arcauna chicks. However, after researching that breed, I think I have the more common backyard chicken called EE's. However, if I breed an EE hen to my RIR rooster, will the female offspring lay colored eggs? I'm very confused with how this works. Thanks for any advice! !

I also had a question, as the hen pictured doesn't lay green or blue eggs like her sisters. .. they are more pink actually. ..is that normal?
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augiedranch said:
Hey!
I have wondered about "Easter Egger" eggs and their offspring. I was told when I purchased 1 week old chicks last year, that they were arcauna chicks. However, after researching that breed, I think I have the more common backyard chicken called EE's. However, if I breed an EE hen to my RIR rooster, will the female offspring lay colored eggs? I'm very confused with how this works. Thanks for any advice! !

I also had a question, as the hen pictured doesn't lay green or blue eggs like her sisters. .. they are more pink actually. ..is that normal? What a nice colored egg assortment. Looks like you have some olive eggs in there, too. Others know a lot more than I on egg color genetics but if you breed your RIR rooster to an EE that lays green or blue eggs your eggs will be a green or olive green, depending, some lines of RIR lay more brown while others lay a paler egg. If your pink egg layer is bred to him, the eggs will probably remain pink or brown. Pink seems to be a color that breeds pretty true for me and I've now carried it through several generations. Most are mixes but they are mixed heavily with EE.

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I had 3 Ameraucanas, then I read that they are also called Auoracanas, and later found that they are also called Easter Eggers. Turns out that the first two are show quality breeds and the and the EE are mixed mutts of some sort. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING of this whole combination of this breed. In reality I am not sure what I have. I know for sure that they are not some SHOW QUALITY BIRDS. Got them BUDGET PRICED from Farm And Fleet. Most likely they are of the LESSER VALUE , EEs. Does not matter to me since I Luv them just the same. Of the 3 that I had,, 1 is still alive after 9 years. (my chickens are pets only) And as a surprise yesterday, she laid an egg. She has been on retirement status since a year ago. You can see pix of her and egg in my embedded photos.
Now as to the color of the eggs. All three sisters laid different color eggs. Olive green,, blueish green,, and light brown orange with a hint of pink.
 
Thank you both a lot or your input! !:) I didn't even know there was an"olive Egger" too ! So neat to learn about this. My chicken's are very much pets and part of the family.
 
augiedranch said:
Hey!
I have wondered about "Easter Egger" eggs and their offspring. I was told when I purchased 1 week old chicks last year, that they were arcauna chicks. However, after researching that breed, I think I have the more common backyard chicken called EE's. However, if I breed an EE hen to my RIR rooster, will the female offspring lay colored eggs? I'm very confused with how this works. Thanks for any advice! !

I also had a question, as the hen pictured doesn't lay green or blue eggs like her sisters. .. they are more pink actually. ..is that normal?
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Your chicks are definitely Easter Eggers. EEs are produced by crossing blue egg layers with brown egg layers. The particular shade of blue, green, or sometimes beige or pale pink will depend on which brown egg layers are used in the cross. If a blue egg layer is bred with a chocolate (very dark brown) egg layer such as a Welsummer, Maran, Barnevelder, or Penedescenca, the offspring are EEs that lay olive green eggs (hence the name Olive Egger). If you breed your EE to your RIR rooster, the female offspring will either lay green eggs or brown eggs depending on whether or not the EE hen passes on her blue egg gene or her brown egg gene to the offspring.
 

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