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JVeith I'm sorry your shipped hatch went poorly...Most claim the standing hatch rate for shipped eggs is 50%. BTW...Not to say your shipped eggs weren't totally mishandled by the gorilla at the USPS, but if you crack open most any undeveloped egg after 10 days of sitting warm under a hen, the...

Oh I knew it was being simplified for me...and I know that I am asking about mutts...where the toss of the genes could bring out a lot of different things...and most likely brown eggs and not fun colors. One interesting thing. The mutt that I've calculated must be a Welsummer/EE mix...has what...

Oh no insult taken!....I was happy I had MADE it to middle school genetics or at least appeared to have! And I totally agree with you...if you want a quick read on a subject for the basics, grab a good middle school book (and sometimes even upper elementary)...I do that all the time for my...

Thank you again WalkingOnSunshine. I printed out your response to ponder and study. You are right...it was reading about the genes for feather colors that caused my eyes to glaze over and all genetic information immediately dissipated into the mists of confusion. Combs seem tricky to me too...

Yes...I think so... I understand the underlying concept of how one gene pair from dad and one gene pair from mom mix and match...and you have to work out the variations with a gene chart (punnett square?). I just haven't read exactly what genes do what for chicken characteristics and tend...

What happens if you have an EE rooster over a brown layer? If he came from a green egg? If he came from a blue egg? Does it end up all brown or is there a possiblity of brown or green? Curious (have 2nd generation EE mixes that came from brown egg layers and EE roo)...the pullets have red...