Golden laced Wyandotte x Easter Egger? New pics!

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

Hi! I've an EE rooster - his color pattern is black breasted red. He's running with several hens, EE, GL Wyandotte, Australorp and one Langshan. I just let one of the hens who went broody hatch out some eggs.

Of the 12 eggs, I had:

3 EE: all hatched, and look like chipmunks, with muffs.
4 Wyandotte crosses: 1 clear, 1 quitter, 2 hatched as chipmunks, with muffs.
5 Australorp crosses: all died during incubation
1 Langshan cross: hatched as a black chick, with muffs and feathered legs.

My questions are:

Is there some reason that the Australorp crosses didn't hatch? Just luck, or is there some reason this cross won't work?

I'm guessing the Langshan cross will grow up black, muffed, bearded, and feather legged. But what will the Wyandotte crosses look like? So far, they look EXACTLY like the EE chicks, except they have a walnut comb instead of the pea comb. Anyone have any experience?

Thanks!

 

[Cats Critters]

BA and EE crosses should work,I'm not sure what happened with yours, I have 3, here is one of them:

Sorry I don't have any experience with the other crosses.

 

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

I like the lacing on her neck feathers! Very pretty. What color was the EE in the cross?

 

[Celtic Hill]

I have an egg in the bator right now that is out of an EE and was bred by a BR/Australorp, i hope it comes out i can't wait to see!

 

[Cats Critters]

Quote:
Thanks her sisters look similar in conformation but one is pure shiny black and the other is black with red lacing around her neck.
Her is a picture of her dad:

 

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

Here are the chicks at one week:

First the GLW x EE chicks

and then the "pure" EE chicks

So far, the only difference I can see is in the color of their legs...

 

[sloallie10]

CUTE! do u have a pic of the langshan one?

 

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

The chick on the left is the Langshan cross. It's fully bearded and muffed like dad, but black and feather-legged like mom! Her mom is one of the sweetest hens I own, too.

 

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

Update - the chicks are now just over two weeks, and I still don't see much difference between the EE and the GLW x EE chicks. They mostly all look like the EE birds. The GLW x EE do have legs that are more orange, and seem to have the Wyandotte walnut comb. But feather-wise, they look like EE chicks.

Genetics question: is the lacing or the golden laced recessive?

Here they are again:

EEs

GLW x EEs

 

[Doll Maker]

I have three GLW x EE cross pullets. All three have dark legs and their combs don't look like the others. Two of the three have started laying and we are getting almost Olive Green eggs from the two. They were a mistake..EE roo took up residence in the pen with the GLW hens <g>. Other than the odd combs and slate legs, they look exactly like the rest of the GLW girls.

Here us a picture of my Green Egg!!