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[FVRM]

I Hatched some EE x BR eggs and the pullet I kept has a straight comb. Does that mean my Roo only has 1 pea comb gene? He has a rather large pea comb, am I right to assume he is from a mix with a straight comb of some sort? Just my chicken curiosity at work.

if he is an EE he was definitely mixed with a straight comb.

 

[jerryse]

I Hatched some EE x BR eggs and the pullet I kept has a straight comb. Does that mean my Roo only has 1 pea comb gene? He has a rather large pea comb, am I right to assume he is from a mix with a straight comb of some sort? Just my chicken curiosity at work.

Yes that is what it means . A tall large pea comb is usually carrying single comb . Also the blue egg gene likes to travel with the pea comb gene . So your single comb pullet may lay brown eggs .

 

[DRGLENNON]

Yes that is what it means . A tall large pea comb is usually carrying single comb . Also the blue egg gene likes to travel with the pea comb gene . So your single comb pullet may lay brown eggs .

Thanks, that what I was thinking just wanted to check my information. She is still beautiful!

 

[DRGLENNON]

if he is an EE he was definitely mixed with a straight comb.

Thank you, I missed your post yesterday.

 

[mymilliefleur]

I separated my rooster and hens I want to get a hatch off of.
6 Easter Egger hens,
1 Wheaten Maran hen. (if shes still laying I hope to get some Olive Eggers off of her)
2 BLRW hens (I hatched off one cockerel from this cross last year and I was very impressed with him, unfortunately a fox picked him for dinner before I had a chance to see how he did).
Hopefully in a few weeks I'll have some eggs in the 'bator.

 

[Angie16hearts]

My broody hatched out 7 EE eggs with a EE Roo. The other eggs were GLW And a RIR. Anyways, 3 hatched out with grey on them. I haven't had any grey chicks before. If someone else has some experience with the grey chicks I'm curious will they keep some of the grey?

here are a few pics. We have a lot of black/ brown chicks as well. I'm assuming my Roo has the dominant genes. Just curious about the grey.

this is daddy

 

[mymilliefleur]

My broody hatched out 7 EE eggs with a EE Roo. The other eggs were GLW And a RIR. Anyways, 3 hatched out with grey on them. I haven't had any grey chicks before. If someone else has some experience with the grey chicks I'm curious will they keep some of the grey? here are a few pics. We have a lot of black/ brown chicks as well. I'm assuming my Roo has the dominant genes. Just curious about the grey. this is daddy

That color is called blue (though it looks more grey). Yes your chicks will probably look like this coloring wise: (maybe a little darker though)

 

[jerryse]

My broody hatched out 7 EE eggs with a EE Roo. The other eggs were GLW And a RIR. Anyways, 3 hatched out with grey on them. I haven't had any grey chicks before. If someone else has some experience with the grey chicks I'm curious will they keep some of the grey? here are a few pics. We have a lot of black/ brown chicks as well. I'm assuming my Roo has the dominant genes. Just curious about the grey. this is daddy

I assume you must have at least 1 hen carrying silver . Probably black and white looking . In any case from that rooster the chick in the top row middle is a sex link cockerel carrying both silver and gold = golden . Silver and red are sex linked colors . Since your rooster is carrying red the hen had to be carrying silver .

 

[Angie16hearts]

I assume you must have at least 1 hen carrying silver . Probably black and white looking . In any case from that rooster the chick in the top row middle is a sex link cockerel carrying both silver and gold = golden . Silver and red are sex linked colors . Since your rooster is carrying red the hen had to be carrying silver .

How can you tell the black ones a cockerel I thought the same thing because if the way he stands. I told my husband he looks like a Roo but am no expert at all! If I got a picture of each one individually would you be able to have a idea this young on the gender of these cuties? We want to keep 2-3 hens.
Thank you!
They are all napping. I'm going to try to get a still shot of each one tomorrow.

 

[jerryse]

How can you tell the black ones a cockerel I thought the same thing because if the way he stands. I told my husband he looks like a Roo but am no expert at all! If I got a picture of each one individually would you be able to have a idea this young on the gender of these cuties? We want to keep 2-3 hens.
Thank you!

Not the black one . The striped chick in front of the fresh sign . Silver is sometimes called grey in some breeds . Perhaps I misunderstood which chick you are calling grey . I can only tell on sex linked mating .