Help identifying the breed of my rooster

[FVRM]

Okay, thank you. And with the blue egg gene from the Wheaten Ameracuana rooster, the hens from these crosses will probably lay "tinted" eggs. Correct? Can I have clarification of what an "Easter Egger" is? I thought since they were not really a recognized breed (or am I wrong here?) that crosses of true Ameracuanas were actually "Easter Eggers" and that is why some hatcheries advertise them as non-show birds.

Even easter eggers bred to any other breed will also be considered an easter egger. Easter eggers are not a breed just birds with ameracauna genes. Easter eggers can lay any type of color not just green. When you dilute the blue egg gene is when you start to get brown eggs.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Has anyone else noticed he is double spurred?!?!
I thought only Sumatra had double spurs???

 

[flemmingfarms]

He actually isn't, but this picture sure makes it look that way. I think it is just the way he is holding his toes. He really is such a good boy the way he lets my daughter cart him around.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

He actually isn't, but this picture sure makes it look that way. I think it is just the way he is holding his toes. He really is such a good boy the way he lets my daughter cart him around.

Ooops hahah.
Well he is a real looker and sounds like a wonderful pet. Good luck with him

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[flemmingfarms]

Thanks! What part of Oz are you in? We lived in WA for a few years; beautiful country!

 

[Michael OShay]

Even easter eggers bred to any other breed will also be considered an easter egger. Easter eggers are not a breed just birds with ameracauna genes. Easter eggers can lay any type of color not just green. When you dilute the blue egg gene is when you start to get brown eggs.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe an EE offspring will only be an EE if its EE parent passes the blue gene to the offspring, otherwise the offspring is not an EE, just a brown egg layer.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Thanks! What part of Oz are you in? We lived in WA for a few years; beautiful country!

NSW. How does Michigan compare to Australia hahaha?

 

[flemmingfarms]

Beautiful in it's own way. And just a little bit more snow. lol. This past winter was pretty bad. I'm missing Perth!

 

[FVRM]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe an EE offspring will only be an EE if its EE parent passes the blue gene to the offspring, otherwise the offspring is not an EE, just a brown egg layer.

As long as they have a peacomb, beards or somehow descended from a bird with blue egg genes it would be an easter egger no matter what color they lay. They're named easter eggers because they are suppose to lay in all egg colors. At some point some EE do get so diluted they can no longer be called EE but its rare for that to happen

 

[Michael OShay]

As long as they have a peacomb, beards or somehow descended from a bird with blue egg genes it would be an easter egger no matter what color they lay. They're named easter eggers because they are suppose to lay in all egg colors. At some point some EE do get so diluted they can no longer be called EE but its rare for that to happen

How can they be considered an Easter Egger once the blue gene is gone from the offspring (there will be no more shaded eggs at that point)? A number of chickens have peacombs and beards that are not Easter Eggers. Do you have any kind or documentation or articles on the point at which the offspring from cross bred Easter Eggers cease being Easter Eggers? If so, I would certainly be interested in reading it.