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[Amanda9542]

This is a fun thread! I don't have any crosses yet. None of my hens have been broody and I don't have an incubator yet.

 

[Hannah11]

Just wondering if anyone has a picture of a Old English Game Roo x Red sex link hen? I have a few due in the next week would love to know what they would look like.

Cheers

 

[ChickTracy]

usually if the chick hatches with a pea comb, it is likely to lay a green egg. If the EE parent is already half brown/half bue egg gened, then it is more likey to hve more brown egg laying chicks if breed with a brown egg layer. You can still call them EEs. If the pullet has a single comb, it only has I think a 3% chance of laying green/blue eggs. The pea comb gene and the blue egg gene are very close to one another on the chromazone(or so Ive been told).
I have some beautiful Jersey Giant/EEs, a black rooster and 2 blue hens. The hens lay olive colored eggs.

That's interesting! I have 3 chicks that just hatched that have an EE dad and BO or RIR mom. They are about 3 weeks old now, so I'll have to start watching their combs, and then see what color eggs they lay.

 

[ChickTracy]

I had a BO go broody, so I let her hatch some crossed eggs. The daddy is an Americauna and the mommies are either BO or RIR. She was on 6 eggs and only 3 hatched. It's funny, because of those three, one came out buff, one red, and one more like the rooster! Below is a pic of the roo, the chicks when they were born, and at 3 weeks old. They were born on Dec 30th. These are just some quick shots I took with my phone so I could get them posted on here. It will be interesting to see how they turn out, and what color eggs they end up laying. I'm so excited!

 

[ChickTracy]

That's an excellent question and I would be curious to know the answer as well. Our Pullet is a cross between a barred rock rooster and an Amaracauna hen. She looks just like her daddy in color, but the comb and legs are mama. Is there a dominant egg color as well?

I crossed mine and hatched out 3 chicks on Dec 30th. I just posted the pics on this thread. I'll let you know about eggs when they start laying!

 

[farmerChef]

NN/Polish chicks. Black/White is a cockeral.






This a newer pic, the 2 black ones are Olive Eggers and the red is a mix

 

[ChickTracy]

Excellent. I love the blue and green eggs! Thank you for the information. She should be laying by the end of December, so I will know without a doubt soon. "'>

I meant to ask in my reply to you a minute ago if your hen was laying yet. I'd love to know what color eggs she is laying!

 

[chickenz101]

I believe she is a sumartra cross rosecomb, people's views????

 

[chickenz101]

I believe she is a sumartra cross rosecomb, people's views????

 

[farmerChef]

I believe she is a sumartra cross rosecomb, people's views????

looks like a white leghorn/wyandotte mix, she has a white earlobe, does she lay white eggs?