hi to produce a banty Easter egger

[chickenreyna]

Does it take a banty and standard size of both EE's or is it possible to have bantys through my EE hen and jap mottled banty size roo?

 

[sylviethecochin]

If you have a bantam breed a standard, the chick is going to come out of a standard-sized egg--and the chick will be standard-sized, though the adult is likely to be a little smaller than a standard. You'll have to line-breed a bit, I think, and gradually get your breed down to size if you chose that route.

An interesting project, and I would definitely start with a bantam rooster--though perhaps not a Japanese, as they don't bear much resemblance to Easter Eggers.

 

[chickenreyna]

I have a bb red oeg banty roo would that be a better blend? So just experimenting and alot of time then? Plus ill have to wait until pullets will lay first egg will need to be colored egg since jap m. Bantams dont carry the colored egg gene

 

[chickenreyna]

I just realized jap bantam has bright yellow feet. Oh gosh.l lol the ee's should have green feet oh well just experimenting hopefully i will have some success wayy down line.

 

[sylviethecochin]

You'll have to rely mostly on trial and error, I think.
There are several threads on here about breeding for egg color.
And I would definitely recommend the OEGB over the Jap (is that politically incorrect? JB?) Anyway, a true JB is supposed to have very short shanks, as I understand it. I'm unsure whether that's a quantitative or qualitative trait, but it may be difficult to remove from your gene pool.

OEGBs are supposed to have a very white and dominant leg color, which, if you're careful, should only be a problem through the first and second generation. I think it would be a lot easier for you to get rid of a definitely dominant leg gene than it would be for you to get rid of short legs.

Also, from what I know of JBs (pictures on Ebay, google Image, BYC), OEGBs are truer to EE body type, other than their awkward wing structure.

EDT: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/leg-color-genetics.472912/