EE/OE Cross

[SemperFiChicken]

thinking about hatching some eggs from these two. Any idea what I’d get? Rooster is EE and the cuckoo/barred pattern hen at the top of the pic is an OE. Her eggs are a darker green with speckles sometimes.

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

I am not a breeder but I know that barred genes are pretty strong. I also know that most chickens crossed with ameraucanas/EEs end up bearded/muffed. In order to get OEs, you have to cross a blue egg layer with a chocolate egg layer. For this reason, you might get blue, chocolate, green egg-laying offspring (with the female offspring anyhow).

However, as I said, I am not a breeder (yet at least ). The above is primarily speculation based off of information I have picked up.

 

[SemperFiChicken]

I am not a breeder but I know that barred genes are pretty strong. I also know that most chickens crossed with ameraucanas/EEs end up bearded/muffed. In order to get OEs, you have to cross a blue egg layer with a chocolate egg layer. For this reason, you might get blue, chocolate, green egg-laying offspring (with the female offspring anyhow).

However, as I said, I am not a breeder (yet at least ). The above is primarily speculation based off of information I have picked up.

Interesting. I was thinking that if he carries the blue egg gene mixed with her olive gene that maybe it wouldn’t brighten the green eggs in her offspring. I’ve heard barring is pretty dominate. Wonder if the offspring would carry it.

 

[Relleoms]

There’s one way to find out! Please post pictures if you do!

 

[Gaurdian Minifarm]

thinking about hatching some eggs from these two. Any idea what I’d get? Rooster is EE and the cuckoo/barred pattern hen at the top of the pic is an OE. Her eggs are a darker green with speckles sometimes.

Neither of these are pure breeds. My guess would be you would get some kind of blue/green egg. Ameraucanas are pure; Easter-Eggers are mixes. The fact that it would be a mix of mixes makes it difficult to get an idea of what they will look like/lay. Experimenting can be fun though; we enjoy it.