Colored Egg Genetics in Roo

[Mailaisefordays]

The Rooster hatched from a light brown egg. A Silkie typically lays a cream colored egg. A CCL might lay a blue or green egg, usually not very dark.

I would expect a light green egg, not a deep olive green egg. I do not see where the dark brown required for olive eggs would come from.

I guess I'm just used to to people referring to green egg layers as 'olive eggers'. Thank you for your responses!

 

[Alex_Zurago]

Probably has olive egg genetics, a brown over blue cross. He could then supply a brown or blue gene to his offspring. Meaning it would all depend on what he was bred to

If you had an EE roo that comes from a strain with green eggs could you breed it withs something to create a strain for blue?

 

[Ridgerunner]

If you had an EE roo that comes from a strain with green eggs could you breed it withs something to create a strain for blue?

Not likely. The genetics for brown (green is brown over blue) are pretty complicated, it is unlikely that you will eliminate all the brown in one mating. If you cross him with a hen that lays a white egg you will not be adding to the problem, but you are more likely to get a lighter green egg than a blue.

 

[Alex_Zurago]

Not likely. The genetics for brown (green is brown over blue) are pretty complicated, it is unlikely that you will eliminate all the brown in one mating. If you cross him with a hen that lays a white egg you will not be adding to the problem, but you are more likely to get a lighter green egg than a blue.

I mean moreso after a couple of generations

 

[Ridgerunner]

I mean moreso after a couple of generations

Yes, across a few generations. The way I'd approach that would be to breed his green egg laying daughters to roosters from breeds that lay white eggs.

 

[Alex_Zurago]

Yes, across a few generations. The way I'd approach that would be to breed his green egg laying daughters to roosters from breeds that lay white eggs.

Unfortunately I am doing a cross with a tinted egg laying breed so I believe that will have to be added later