genetics folks please!

[jarodw45]

I bought some olive egger eggs and they are from BA hens covered by a BCM roo. They are hatching now and some are black and some are chipmonk. I was expecting blue and black chicks can someone explain why I'm getting chipmonk chicks?

 

[jarodw45]

I might add that they are light colored chipmonk not the reddish looking like wellies or RIR

 

[draye]

Are the hens Black Australorp? Or are they Easter Eggers?

 

[danielle82]

I would assume black ameracauna

 

[jarodw45]

Sorry they are blue ameraucana hens not ee's

 

[jarodw45]

No one else? Have any suggestions? I figured if the roo or hens were muts I would get mixed results but so far they are either chipmonk or black!

 

[draye]

Still could be of mixed background. I would expect though the chipmunk look could come from the BCM. This is just a guess, I have no experience with Marans breed at all.

 

[jarodw45]

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I have since learned that if the BCM is recessive wheaten (not uncommon) and the BA are recessive duckwing this could happen.

 

[Henk69]

Stop using those stupid abbreviations!

 

[jarodw45]

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Thanks