Can someone tell me what color eggs these chicks may lay?

[SoORchick73]

Rooster is an EE, the hens eggs he fertilized and hatched are EE (green/blue egg layers), BSL, RIR and Barnevelders. I'm assuming the EE eggs he fertilized will be blue/green but what about the mix of the others? Thanks

 

[Texas4T]

Well, THAT is the fun part about raising Easter Eggers! You never know WHAT you are going to get.

Sounds like you will have a very nice mix, depending on the genetics of your rooster. Olive???? Hopefully many different shades. I have an EE roo over my mixed flock, and if you check out my avatar, that's what I get.
Maybe someone who is totally into the genetics will chime in here and give us a tutorial???

Above all, happy hatching

--and be sure to share some photos of the little fluffies when they get here.

 

[SoORchick73]

Thank you! I have to find homes for these babies when they arrive since my chicken math has gone crazy

...I just wanted to give people an idea of what they may be getting! Thank you

 

[donrae]

You'll mostly get shades of green, but brown is possible if he's not pure for the blue egg gene. Just tell folks anything's possible

 

[jolenejellybean]

Try this website for information on the genetics of egg color:
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/gms1-genetics-of-egg-color/

 

[donrae]

Best way I know to find out if he's pure for blue egg genes is to breed him to a white egg laying hen. With white egg genes from the momma, there's no brown or green coming from that side to muddy the waters. If the offspring lay anything other than some shade of blue, he's got some brown genes in there somewhere.