How To Tell If my EE Roo carries the blue egg gene?

[momofthree]

I have approximately 3-4 roos in a batch of 12 EE's i bought as chicks locally. 5 out of 6 of my pullets have the green legs and one or two of the roos do also, but 2 of my roos don't have the green legs, they are more yellow/orange. Does this mean that they don't have the blue egg gene? I think one of them does have the muffs, but no beard as of yet (10-11 weeks old).

 

[key west chick]

You would be better off going by the comb. The pea comb gene and blue egg gene are close to each other. If he has a pea comb hes more likely to have inherited the blue gene also, but no guarantee.

 

[momofthree]

ok, then i should be good to go because all 12 of mine have the pea comb, pullets and roos. Thanks.