Feather genetics: breed white rooster to a partridge hen?

Due to mixed parentage you could get all colors of the rainbow 🌈 Really depends on what the grandparents looked like. I do believe there is a genetic calculator out there for chickens. Someone may be able to point you to it.
 
Due to mixed parentage you could get all colors of the rainbow 🌈 Really depends on what the grandparents looked like. I do believe there is a genetic calculator out there for chickens. Someone may be able to point you to it.
Rooster's dad was also white, the rooster's mom may have been a barred rock, but really it's unknown, Actually he has faint splashes of black among his feathers. The hens were hatchery chick, so who knows. I'm beside myself wanting to know what their babies will look like! One egg may be from a blue americauna hen, which I am also hoping for. And another egg may also be from either a barred rock or a buff brahma. All others were from the two partridge EEs.

I found a website on feather genetics but it was a bit complex for my tiny brain apparently! I did figure that there is a chance I could get a walnut comb! The dad has a gorgeous rose comb and all of the hens have pea combs. Apparently if both the pea comb and the rose comb genes are present, they could throw a walnut comb. If the recessive version of the pea and rose are there, it could wind up even being a single comb. That much I was able to follow along with, at I think.
 

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