If I x a blue egg Roo what will happen?

[wanttobefarmer]

There is a good chance that he will pass on the gene to his offspring. I have Easter Eggers and brown egg layers that I am breeding to my Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Rooster as I am sure that he carries the Blue gene. If anything you should get a variety of egg colors wich is what I want. Good Luck.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

The pea comb gene and the blue egg gene are very closely positioned on the chromosome, and are generally inherited together. Thus a pea comb is a good indicator of which birds are carrying the blue egg gene. (of course there are pea-combed breeds with brown eggs too, but in this case we know he came from a blue egg)

You can get blue egg genetics in a straight combed bird, but it's somewhat rare in the US. Easter Egger, Ameraucanas and Araucanas are our primary blue egg layers, and they all have pea combs.

HOWEVER, in Europe, there are birds such as the Cream Legbar, which lay blue eggs and have straight combs. Your guy seems to have some barring in him, so I wouldn't be surprised if there is some Legbar in his past, so he may still have a copy of the blue egg gene in there somewhere. The only way to find out will be to mate him to your birds, and raise their daughters up.

If your only goal is to have a blue or green egg in your egg basket, I'd just look around and buy one. But I've always been one for instant gratification...

 

[oesdog]

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It is hard to get a blue layer here most are brown though some white. The eggs we bought were not x breeds - So hes not supposed to be a mutt! But There is some problem in finding out what he is exactly? I will post another pic. Some folk say he is an OEGB -???? But he is a Roo isn;t he????? I mean hes not a pullet and I can stop hoping he will lay me blue eggs?

Oesdog - i think its to do with egg sales etc. most blue eggs here are duck eggs.
Yeah I want green / blue eggs soooooooo much!

 

[Goose and Fig]

I'm guessing he IS a cream legbar. Use him! You are so lucky- we would kill for some of them in the US. You will probably get a mix of egg colors from female offspring depending on who the "mom" is. Blue, green, brown, .... If you can keep him long enough- go for it!