Bantam Cochin over OE hen - Egg color

[jennuhw]

I bought an Olive egger, and she was breed by a bantam Cochin. What color would their offspring lay? I have heard olive and blue. Thanks!

 

[QueenMisha]

Potentially brown or a light green, depending on how many copies of the blue egg gene she has. Is she a first gen OE?

 

[donrae]

The classic recipe for an Olive egger is a dark brown egg layer breed x a blue egg layer breed. If that's the case here, her pullet offspring would lay anything from a light brown to shades of green to a light aqua-ish color.

 

[jennuhw]

She is an F1 hen. I am not sure how she came about. I hope to keep some of their offspring and selling the others. I wasn't sure how to advertise if at all the egg color. Thanks!

 

[QueenMisha]

If she's F1, she'll carry just one copy of the blue egg gene. She will produce 50% green egg layers of varying shades and 50% brown egg layers of various shades.

 

[jennuhw]

Thank you very much!

 

[donrae]

Advertise them as a surprise

 

[jennuhw]

That is exactly what I was thinking!