Mixing a brown egg layer with a green egg layer

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dose any one know what would happen if i mix my green egg breed roster with my brown egg laying hen? will they lay brown or green eggs?

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Should be Hlaf Green, Half Brown. The genetics for the green are (O/o+), while the brown are (o+/o+). Hope this short bit helps

 

[demerson]

THIS !!!!

I was just looking around for some breeds to start raising and came across just such a cross - Black Copper Maran and the Ameruacana.

From here : http://www.chickenscratchpoultry.com/olive_egger_dark_green_egg_layer

 

[farmerChef]

To make an "Olive egger", you need to breed to a dark brown egg layer, like welsummers, marans, penedesencas, etc.
If you breed them to a medium or light brown layer, you will get a light-meduim green.

 

[Illia]

Yep - "Olive Eggers" come from a blue/green parent and a dark laying parent, preferrably Marans, Penedesenca, or Welsummer.


Otherwise, green x brown layer, normal brown layer, just makes Easter Eggers with a chance of laying brown or greenish khaki colored eggs.