genetics (egg color

  1. T

    3 Original breeds to create all the following;

    If i wanted to breed birds that would allow me to have the following outcomes; White Eggs Brown Eggs Blue Eggs Green/Olive Eggs Sex Link (Red or Black) Dual Purpose for all if possible. How many original breeds of chicken would i need to start with? I understand i would need to start with the...
  2. L

    Olive Eggers laying browns

    Hi all! I would like someone to dumb down olive Egger genetics to me and help me understand my current situation. I purchased olive egger chicks this spring and have been soooo eagerly awaiting my green eggs. My understanding when I purchased was that they are f2 - as they’re offspring of two...
  3. G

    Difference in Easter Egger vs Olive Egger

    What exactly is the difference between an Easter Egger and Olive Egger when it comes to breeding and genetics? Both need a blue egg and I see you cross a lighter brown egg for an Easter egger but that still gives green right? So I'm confused what the difference is. Where does pink eggs come...
  4. All4Eggz

    Some Questions About Egg Genetics in Chickens - Questions About Genetics (Ask questions!)

    I have a few questions about genetics in chickens. Anyone else with questions about general genetics in chickens- feel free to ask them in this thread and possibly some experts will chime in. @aart @MysteryChicken @JacinLarkwell @Overo Mare @Rhodebar Lover @ColtHandorf @LadiesAndJane...
  5. A

    Best Olive Egger Crosses

    Looking for tips to breed olive Eggers with the most pigmented green possible. Looking to produce the greenest eggs I was thinking of using BBS Ameraucana hens and a Marans rooster or vice versa - opinions on this please Can I get the greenest eggs in an F1 cross? What shade of brown...
  6. FatChicksDigMe

    Has anyone bred a serama rooster over easter egger bantam hens?

    I was wondering if anyone had the outcome of this cross (Serama roo x EE bantam hen): would the resulting female progeny lay colored eggs? I don't want to start a new breed or ever sell these crosses, just keep as a project (and probably keep it F1 generation too).
  7. K

    Ameraucana Hens x Buff Orpington Rooster

    I’m planning on hatching out some chicks that are out of a white Ameraucana and two wheaten Ameraucanas, they are being covered by a buff Orpington rooster. What would eggs look like and has anyone tried this combo and have pictures of grow outs? Thanks in advance!
  8. T

    Chicken genetics???

    I am newer to chickens, and really new to chicken genetics. I am wondering about how much it matters the breed of rooster vs hen. ie I’ve seen Maran over Ee to or Americana, but not the other way around, does that matter? I have an EE cockerel (gamebird rooXcream legbar hen) so if I cross with...
  9. hpiechow

    Celadon Genetics

    Hey all, Quail question! I am hatching a few coturnix with the celadon (ce) gene currently. They are all hatching out of blue CE eggs. I am aware that not all quail that hatch from a blue egg will lay blue. I know the bird has to have two copies (one from mom and one from dad?) of the CE gene...
    • hpiechow
    • Thread
    • advice celadon coturnix coturnix eggs eggs genetics genetics (egg color hatching incubating quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  10. dcnorcal

    Cream legbar lays green egg.

    I recently ordered some CCL from a exotic breed hatchery. I received the eggs and when I opened the box I had green eggs? I’ve had CCL for 10 years and never had one lay a green egg. Pic is the green eggs next to my blue eggs from my CCL. I don’t want a green eggs from my CCL. Did the eggs get...
  11. Peppercorngal

    I'm Simple Minded, Please Explain

    I have decided to increase my flock based on egg color, not breed. I want to create a diverse flock with lots of different color eggs. I found this chart online. Please explain is the first column the Hen or the Rooster? Does it matter? I'm sure it does! And what is the f1 mean? Please...
  12. AmaranthineAcres

    Observations on Egg Blooms

    In my budding obsession with egg colors and all the factors influencing them, I have scoured the forums for information about blooms, but beyond knowing the purpose (sealing the egg to prevent bacterial contamination or moisture loss), I've found very little info. I know that bloom thickness...
  13. Cierabug

    Wild Pattern Ameraucana????

    Can pure Ameraucana chicks have the wild type pattern? I'm trying to mess around with auto-sexing and blue egg genes and would need a bird that lays blue eggs and has the wild type pattern when it is a chick.and if an Ameraucana chick does have the wild type pattern could it still have...
  14. jay873

    Easter Egger with crest???

    Have anyone ever seen an Easter Egger with a crest it was sold as ameracauna but I was expecting and Easter Egger anyway it was only a 10$ rooster sold at a yard sale but I would like to know is it okay to breed him for blue eggs. He does have the pea comb and muffs so I’m sure he has the gene...
  15. Raptorchick

    Newbie blue/olive egg question...

    I'm not a chicken geneticist or breeding for anything in particular, just a curious hobbyist ... I hope I'm posting in the right forum :oops: I have a few cream legbar eggs due to hatch anyday. I was thinking about the beautiful blue eggs I might get someday, when it struck me; I've hatched a...
  16. Lazy Farmer

    Friday the 13th Freaky Genetic Mutation

    I just had to share this pretty cool Pullet. Hatched during the NYDHAL here on BYC. Looked like a normal baby chick day one but slowly progressed into the "Freak Show" it appears to be today. A perfect post for day, Friday the 13th.
  17. rcstanley

    Genetics of coturnix quail egg shell patterns?

    I've been looking for information on the genetics of the patterns / colors of coturnix eggs. In my limited experience, each quail seems to lay one "style" egg. I've seen speckled, splats, all white, and heard about all blue. What are the the genetics of the egg shell patterns and colors? Is...
    • rcstanley
    • Thread
    • coturnix eggs genetics genetics (egg color quail
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  18. EastTXMom

    Help I killed Chuck?

    I'm new to incubation. I gathered eggs for ever days. I put close to 100 in incubator. I've impatiently watched for days & days. Time to hatch. They wiggle and roll. Congratulations the waiting has paid off. We have babies. Lots and lots of babies. I have 5 eggs that haven't done anything. I...
  19. Poultry Genetics (Egg Color, Feathering, Inbreeding, etc)

    Poultry Genetics (Egg Color, Feathering, Inbreeding, etc)

    GENETICS (Egg Color, Feathering, Inbreeding, etc) Kippenjungle's Chicken Calculator is a handy tool for anyone wanting to learn how genes interact with each other! Chicken Quest Gene CALCULATOR CLICK HERE Poultry Genetics for Exhibition Breeders CLICK HERE Poultry Genetics For Small and Backyard...
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