Olive eggers? Is it possible for coturnix?

[Prairie Hills Homestead]

Random thoughts.... I am very familiar with the genetics behind breeding for egg colors in chickens... I have never thought about it for quail?
If I cross a homozygous blue (celadon) with a let's say, jumbo brown, would you get olive/green eggs?
I used to raise different varieties of coturnix but never thought to mix the two before now?!
I'm just getting back into quail after not having them for 4 years.
Thanks!

 

[Nabiki]

No, you won't get olive eggs if you breed celadon with regular layers. Celadon is a recessive trait that either manifests or doesn't. The hen needs to homozygous to lay celadon eggs.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Random thoughts.... I am very familiar with the genetics behind breeding for egg colors in chickens... I have never thought about it for quail?
If I cross a homozygous blue (celadon) with a let's say, jumbo brown, would you get olive/green eggs?
I used to raise different varieties of coturnix but never thought to mix the two before now?!
I'm just getting back into quail after not having them for 4 years.
Thanks!

No. You'll just get regular eggs

 

[Susan Skylark]

I found this website describing breeding for speckled celadon eggs (selecting for celadon layers with speckled eggs) and was curious if this is actually possible. I love the sort of greenish bluish brownish ‘mint chip’ eggs a few of mine throw (not selecting for it) but they aren’t celadon. I actually would like a more robin egg blue too (are the ones you see in internet pictures photoshopped or can you actually get that color?). Always something new or interesting with these little buggers!