Blue Egg w/ White Speckles—Who’s Laying It?

[Marymc31]

I have a hen laying blue eggs with beautiful white speckles, and I can’t tell whether it’s coming from my Ameraucana or my Easter egger.

Which do you think is more likely?? Ameraucana or EE? I was thinking EE because of the mix of breeds but don’t understand enough about egg genes to hypothesize.

 

[NatJ]

I have a hen laying blue eggs with beautiful white speckles, and I can’t tell whether it’s coming from my Ameraucana or my Easter egger.

Which do you think is more likely?? Ameraucana or EE? I was thinking EE because of the mix of breeds but don’t understand enough about egg genes to hypothesize.

I don't think there is any good way to predict from genetics or breed in this case. But there are other ways to find out.

If you only have two hens that could possibly lay it, try putting one in a dog kennel or similar cage for a day or two.

Then see where you find the next egg of that color: in the cage with one hen, or in the normal nest where the other hen can lay.