Dominate gene

[They Call Me Pete]

Is the female or male more dominate. My roo is RIR(not pure, he has a white tail feathers

) and I have an Ameraucana so the chicks should be ?? I'd like to sell chicks as EE layers

 

[They Call Me Pete]

Bump

 

[pdsavage]

well not know what the EE looks like uhm here try this
http://www.mechelsekoekoek.com/breedbook/?action=geneticscalculator&tab=CHICKEN

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

This should probably go in the genetics section, but...
"Easter eggers" are mutts that lay green, blue or pink eggs. Chances are that some will lay green eggs. I had a muttly mix like that last year. I sold the ones with green legs and beards/muff as "Easter eggers" and the rest as "barnyard layers"...

 

[They Call Me Pete]

Thanks. I'm going to start saving her eggs and set them in about a week.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Both parents contribute equally--it is not a case of the male being dominant or the female being dominant. It depends on the particular allele each parent contributes for each gene.

Assuming that the ameraucana is a true ameraucana, she should have two copies of the blue egg gene, so all her offspring should lay a blue eggshell. Since papa is a brown-egg laying breed, he will contribute the genes for brown to the eggs, and they will be some hue of green: a blue eggshell covered by brown pigment. If mama is not pure for lue eggshell, only half her offspring will inherit the trait. Since there are so many different genes (at least 13) that go into creating brown eggs, chances are that even if several are missing, there will be other present that will create brown eggs. The vast majority of egg genes are not sex-linked.

As for the feather colour, you'll have to provide more information on the parents for us to be able to predict the offspring. Photos would be good.