That hen is an Easter Egger. She may or may not be pure for muffs and pea comb genes. The solid black of the rooster is very dominant, so expect black chicks. Some may have muffs/beards, some may not. Some may have pea combs, some may have single combs. As for egg color, that can be a bit more difficult to predict. There is about a 50% chance of chicks haveing genetics for green eggs, and about 50% may be brown egg genes.Hello everyone, I know this thread is old but was wondering if anyone has crossed a Black English Orpington rooster with an Ameraucana hen. I'll try to link picture of them both. We currently have a broody hen trying to hatch some chicks and I am curious as to what they will look like and what color eggs they will produce.[/URL]
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That's a red sexlink hen, and she has dominant white modifying her black patterning. She has a single copy of that gene, and it only affect black. About half her chicks will be solid white with a few random black feathers. The rest will be solid black.we also have a New Hampshire red hen that has bred to the same roo above, any idea what those chicks will look like? Here is our hen
