Genetic test for blue egg laying gene

[WhisperingOaks]

Is there a genetic test to see how many copies of the blue egg gene a chicken has or do we still have to test cross?

 

[WhisperingOaks]

It would sure make picking an olive egger rooster easier!

 

[Mylittledinosaurs]

What does the meaning of 'blue does not breed true'? I'm planning to mate two blues together of the same breed. Will their offspring be true breeds or no?

 

[scottcaddy]

What does the meaning of 'blue does not breed true'? I'm planning to mate two blues together of the same breed. Will their offspring be true breeds or no?

If you are talking about the color blue, the mating can produce-a black, a blue or, a splash. All of the offspring will be true-bred.
Hope this helps you some.
Scott

 

[Mylittledinosaurs]

If you are talking about the color blue, the mating can produce-a black, a blue or, a splash. All of the offspring will be true-bred.
Hope this helps you some.
Scott

Yes, that helps. Thank you. For an example, breeding a blue ameraucana rooster to a blue ameraucana hen. The offspring will turn out to be black, blue or/and splash. And all of the offspring will be bred true correct.?

 

[scottcaddy]

Yes, that helps. Thank you. For an example, breeding a blue ameraucana rooster to a blue ameraucana hen. The offspring will turn out to be black, blue or/and splash. And all of the offspring will be bred true correct.?

Yes, they will all be Ameraucana's.
You can do a search for the %'s you can expect from the matting.
If I remember right, it's 50% black, 25% blue and, 25% splash. These numbers are just the odds, it is a gene pool lottery after all.
Hope that you get a good hatch!
Scott

 

[WhisperingOaks]

The op was re the blue egg gene- like for olive egg projects

 

[Mylittledinosaurs]

Yes, they will all be Ameraucana's.
You can do a search for the %'s you can expect from the matting.
If I remember right, it's 50% black, 25% blue and, 25% splash. These numbers are just the odds, it is a gene pool lottery after all.
Hope that you get a good hatch!
Scott

Awesome! Thanks Scott!

 

[The Moonshiner]

25% black
50% blue
25% splash

 

[scottcaddy]

The op was re the blue egg gene- like for olive egg projects

Yes, I know, I was following this thread to see if any good replies to your question were posted.
Mylittledinosaurs posted a feather color question, and I answered them as best as I could.
I also bumped up this thread into the new posting ranks some, then more people might see it and someone just might have an answer to your question.
I was not trying to hi-jack your thread for anything else.
I want to see a good answer to your question myself!
Scott