ANY IDEAS?

[ByrdFeathers]

I am keeping two of my Easter Egger Roos. The one pictured here I was thinking of breeding with 3 blue andalusion pullets. My question is will the coloring from the rooster since aster eggers are basically mixed breeds? Any Idea what I will get here? Also, if the Roo carries the blue egg gene would it be possible for the chicks to get it too or will they simply still lay white eggs? Not sure if white is dominate?

if this is the wrong forum feel free to move it!

Not my pullet but they look exactly like this one

 

[Littleblackstar]

Not sure about feather color but the blue egg laying gene is dominant

 

[JedJackson]

It depends on the genetics of the cockerels-- there is no way to tell if they have the blue egg gene or not until their daughters lay. If he does have that gene, the eggs from an EE x Andalusian cross will be blue or green. If he doesn't, probably white or tinted.

Also, the blue hen in that picture isn't an Andalusian. Probably a blue Orpington. Andalusians are more like a blue Leghorn, skinnier with the big white earlobes.

 

[ByrdFeathers]

It depends on the genetics of the cockerels-- there is no way to tell if they have the blue egg gene or not until their daughters lay. If he does have that gene, the eggs from an EE x Andalusian cross will be blue or green. If he doesn't, probably white or tinted.

Also, the blue hen in that picture isn't an Andalusian. Probably a blue Orpington. Andalusians are more like a blue Leghorn, skinnier with the big white earlobes.

thanks when I get home I will post a pic of one of min to make sure they are Blue Andalusians. Thy were in a Dark Brahma bin at TSC so not sure what thy are

 

[ByrdFeathers]

It depends on the genetics of the cockerels-- there is no way to tell if they have the blue egg gene or not until their daughters lay. If he does have that gene, the eggs from an EE x Andalusian cross will be blue or green. If he doesn't, probably white or tinted.

Also, the blue hen in that picture isn't an Andalusian. Probably a blue Orpington. Andalusians are more like a blue Leghorn, skinnier with the big white earlobes.

Maybe you can see them enough mixed in with Brahmas

 

[jenniferlamar70]

From what I've read up on it is egg color is more like mixing paint. If you cross a blue egg layer with a brown egg layer you get green egg layers. I would assume if the dad has the blue egg gene and you need him with a white egg layer. Then the eggs would be a diluted blue.

 

[Foxslayer16]

they will lay really pretty light blue eggs

 

[Foxslayer16]

might be blue gems

 

[ByrdFeathers]

one last pic of them. they have blackish or dark grey feet