Mixed color ameraucana or Easter egger.

[redrooster99]

This is my main rooster for my Easter egger project. I think he looks like a blue Wheaton, but it appears he may have green legs instead of slate. If he is Easter egger what are his genetics? The people I got him from hatched him they said he was a pure ameraucana but he was a mix of two varieties any feed back would be much appreciated.

 

[sealer39]

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I don’t know but he is a good looking bird either way.

 

[redrooster99]

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I don’t know but he is a good looking bird either way.

Thank you he is a pretty boy.

 

[redrooster99]

The main reason I want to know is because of the egg color genetics he has. I’m hoping he is pure for the blue egg gene.

 

[sealer39]

I understand that. I have an EE cockerel that I’m going to keep and let breed. I’ll have no idea what color egg gene he will provide until his chicks start laying.

 

[sealer39]

Fixed my above post to make since. Also, what I don’t get about your rooster is where the red is coming from since the colors (that I know of) that Ameraucanas come in is black, blue, splash, white and I think lavender. Google Ameraucana Breeders Club that should show you all the color varieties in Ameraucanas.

 

[redrooster99]

Fixed my above post to make since. Also, what I don’t get about your rooster is where the red is coming from since the colors (that I know of) that Ameraucanas come in is black, blue, splash, white and I think lavender. Google Ameraucana Breeders Club that should show you all the color varieties in Ameraucanas.

Blue Wheaton is a variety and they look identical down to the wing triangle.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Wheaten and blue wheaten are recognised varieties so there's no concern where the red comes from but like you I would be concerned if he has green legs.
Green legs come from yellow shank genes and those aren't in any varieties of ameraucanas.
I wouldn't put green shanks on account of crossed varieties.
Another thing is I'm unsure of any variety crosses (besides wheaten and blue wheaten) that would produce his pattern.

 

[redrooster99]

Wheaten and blue wheaten are recognised varieties so there's no concern where the red comes from but like you I would be concerned if he has green legs.
Green legs come from yellow shank genes and those aren't in any varieties of ameraucanas.
I wouldn't put green shanks on account of crossed varieties.
Another thing is I'm unsure of any variety crosses (besides wheaten and blue wheaten) that would produce his pattern.

I mean it doesn’t really matter what he is I geuss it’s just for Easter eggers. But I’m very curious. And if you could help me remember how the blue egg gene works. I know blue crossed to brown makes green of varying shades. And blue to white should produce blue I believe. But let’s say he was an Easter egger and he has a blue egg gene and a brown egg gene, and I cross him to brown egg layers I could still get green right? Because that’s how they do it in hatcheries.

 

[redrooster99]

Maybe I’m seeing his leg color wrong. @The Moonshiner