Does CCL x BCM make 100% OE?

[mike184]

I'm sure this has been asked or answered on here before but I'm curious if a CCL rooster over a BCM hen make 100% OE offspring. I've hatched OE with my BCM rooster over Easter Egger hens and picked out the pea comb ones since it is said that the pea comb is believed to be closely related to the blue egg gene. It would make sense to me that with the CCL having blue egg gene and the BCM having obviously the dark gene that all the offspring hens be 100% olive. Is this correct? Also does anyone have pics of chicks and grown birds of this cross. Thanks in advance

 

[donrae]

It should, yes, That's one of the crosses Meyer hatchery is using in their olive egger. You can do a search for some of the offspring--they were confusing to identify as they had small crests!

 

[mike184]

It should, yes, That's one of the crosses Meyer hatchery is using in their olive egger. You can do a search for some of the offspring--they were confusing to identify as they had small crests!

Awesome! I just acquired a CCL rooster today and I am going to cross these. Thank you