Does a barred rock and Ameraucana cross lay blue eggs?

[MrOrpington16]

I am thinking of adopting this cross breed.. Any info will be appreciated!! Also what do they look like?

 

[Old Rando]

They should lay green eggs. Their appearance is going to be influenced by both parents, so that will vary according to the genetic color of the Ameraucana and which gender parent of barred rock is used in the cross.

 

[SaskCowgirl]

If I breed a Ameraucana rooster to red Sussex hens, will their offspring lay colored eggs?

 

[tadkerson]

If I breed a Ameraucana rooster to red Sussex hens, will their offspring lay colored eggs?

green eggs if the ameraucana is purebred for blue egg shell.

 

[farm_girl726]

I am thinking of adopting this cross breed.. Any info will be appreciated!! Also what do they look like?

I don't see any reply that you did or didn't breed them ... this is what they look like when dad is a barred rock and mom is an Ameraucana... they're barred like dad but have fluffy cheeks like mom and the wide tail like mom. These are my hens. It is hard to tell in the photo their fluffy cheeks. They're not laying yet so I don't know the color eggs yet but I'm hoping for green as everyone says they will lay.

 

[Bigviewminifarm]

I don't see any reply that you did or didn't breed them ... this is what they look like when dad is a barred rock and mom is an Ameraucana... they're barred like dad but have fluffy cheeks like mom and the wide tail like mom. These are my hens. It is hard to tell in the photo their fluffy cheeks. They're not laying yet so I don't know the color eggs yet but I'm hoping for green as everyone says they will lay.

This is an old post but.... did you get green eggs?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

This is an old post but.... did you get green eggs?

They will not likely repsond to you, due to post being old, but just as an FYI, a purebred Ameraucana crossed with any brown egg layer will result in some shade of green egg layer.
Welcome to BYC!

 

[Bigviewminifarm]

They will not likely repsond to you, due to post being old, but just as an FYI, a purebred Ameraucana crossed with any brown egg layer will result in some shade of green egg layer.
Welcome to BYC!

Thank you so much!

 

[Snowflake da chicken]

they would lay olive colored eggs if the barred rock and ameraucana crossed

 

[AusHen]

they would lay olive colored eggs if the barred rock and ameraucana crossed

Barred rocks lay light brown eggs so crossing to a Ameraucana will give you light green eggs. You need a dark brown layer to produce "olive" eggs