Could green eggs "breed true"?

[nicalandia]

Okay thanks

any other questions just place them here and P.M...

 

[aoxa]

any other questions just place them here and P.M... 

I would nominate you for educator, but you already have that title

 

[my sunwolf]

you dont need an ameraucana for this project, infact I would say an Ameraucana will set you back some generations because they lay blue eggs and when you cross it to a brown egg layer you will only be diluting the brown color a bit, so if you already have an EE hen that lays greenish eggs you can start with that, and cross it to a dark egger or a R.I.R or brown egger..., breeding for this trait is quite easy, just keep breeding back to the brown egger and keep an eye for pea comb birds, cull the single combed ones(they have 95% chance of laying brown eggs)

Thank you nicalandia!! This is extremely helpful. I think some people consider green eggs to be in the blue egg spectrum (I guess like chocolate eggers are seen as being in the brown egg spectrum), but I would love a strain of Easter Eggers that only lay green tinted eggs.

Another question: if you breed Easter Eggers with pea combs who lay blue eggs to other EE's with pea combs who lay blue eggs, will you have any chance of hatching out a pullet who will grow up to lay green eggs? Or is it necessary to have brown egg genes mixed with the blue to create green?

 

[nicalandia]

if you breed Easter Eggers with pea combs who lay blue eggs to other EE's with pea combs who lay blue eggs, will you have any chance of hatching out a pullet who will grow up to lay green eggs? Or is it necessary to have brown egg genes mixed with the blue to create green?

blue egger mated to another blue egger will produce more blue eggers.. you need the polygenic(many genes) brown egg shell trait mixed with the blue egg gene to produce green eggers

 

[harriedhomemaker]

you dont need an ameraucana for this project, infact I would say an Ameraucana will set you back some generations because they lay blue eggs and when you cross it to a brown egg layer you will only be diluting the brown color a bit, so if you already have an EE hen that lays greenish eggs you can start with that, and cross it to a dark egger or a R.I.R or brown egger..., breeding for this trait is quite easy, just keep breeding back to the brown egger and keep an eye for pea comb birds, cull the single combed ones(they have 95% chance of laying brown eggs)

Let me make sure I'm reading this correctly.

I have a pea-combed EE that lays green eggs. My roo is a BO. Any peacombed offspring should lay green eggs?

Also, do you have any resources you recommend for understanding chicken genetics? You obviously know your stuff and I really would love to read up on it.

 

[aoxa]

These eggs are blue - correct? No green at all..?

My EEs lay these gems. All 4 of them.

 

[nicalandia]

I would nominate you for educator, but you already have that title

how about SuperDuper Educator?...

Jk....

How can one nominate a member to be an educator? how does one becomes an educator? one I was one and I got surprised...

 

[nicalandia]

Let me make sure I'm reading this correctly.

I have a pea-combed EE that lays green eggs. My roo is a BO. Any peacombed offspring should lay green eggs?

Also, do you have any resources you recommend for understanding chicken genetics? You obviously know your stuff and I really would love to read up on it.

thats correct when you cross your EE to your BO any pea combed hen will lay green eggs, you can keep the best looking ones(the ones that look like BO more than EE) and breed her back to BO and keep the pea comb ones, they will lay green eggs and look like BO hens....


here is a webpage you can learn alot about genetics..
http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/

 

[harriedhomemaker]

thats correct when you cross your EE to your BO any pea combed hen will lay green eggs, you can keep the best looking ones(the ones that look like BO more than EE) and breed her back to BO and keep the pea comb ones, they will lay green eggs and look like BO hens....


here is a webpage you can learn alot about genetics..
http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/

Thank you so much!!

 

[aoxa]

how about SuperDuper Educator?...  Jk....

 How can one nominate a member to be an educator? how does one becomes an educator? one I was one and I got surprised...

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dENpa285MlNhX1ctNG5pOEttc0pWMnc6MQ#gid=0
Nomination form.

1) BYC Educator These individuals are very knowledgeable and skilled in one or more facets of poultry breeding, raising and/or showing. Most peeps trust the knowledge and advice they give.

2) BYC Friend These individuals are just plain fun and great to have around! They are our favorite comedians and enablers; our most cluckative. They are always accessible to lend a cordial and helping hand. Their enthusiasm encourages us their empathy comforts us.

3) BYC Spirit These individuals best demonstrate ALL-AROUND outstanding service and commitment to the BYC members and community. While maybe not expert educators, they are trusted Educators nonetheless, as well as Friends to all. They are dedicated to the BYC Community as a whole, and strive to help promote, support and uphold its values and goals.

They should have a genetics guru award