Egg color question

[meduaz]

We are raising our first rooster. He is an easter egger roo. This might be a silly question but will him mating with the other birds change their egg colors?

 

[MeepBeep]

We are raising our first rooster. He is an easter egger roo. This might be a silly question but will him mating with the other birds change their egg colors?

All depends on what egg gene he carries and the hens carry... An EE should carry a blue egg gene but there are no guarantees of that since it's just a generic term not a breed... Plus if he does carry a blue egg gene he might also still carry a brown or white gene that could also get passed...

**As clarified below the act of mating along will not change a thing, this is an offspring chart...

 

[QueenMisha]

Do you mean will their egg color change simply because he is breeding with them? Genetics don't work like that. Him mating them won't change their egg color any more than a brunette getting married to a blonde would change their hair color.

If you breed them, there is potential for the offspring to produce green eggs; but since he is an Easter Egger there's really no guarantee at all that he even carries a copy of the blue egg gene.

 

[meduaz]

LOL, that was a really dumb question now that you explain it like that. Thanks

 

[QueenMisha]

LOL, that was a really dumb question now that you explain it like that. Thanks

Trust me, I've heard crazier ones. As they say "The only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask."

 

[donrae]

It wasn't a dumb question at all

. You're not the first, and probably not the last to ask that question. Misha's answer did state things very clearly, though!