Project: Crested EE

[KF0002]

All my Phoenix girls have some sharp spurs.

Our Game hens have spurs too. Not all of them, but certain lines throw hens with big spurs.

 

[KF0002]

Would you try to shoot for a Naked Necked Legbar that is pure for blue eggs, or just a Crested NNed EE?

 

[NagemTX]

Would you try to shoot for a Naked Necked Legbar that is pure for blue eggs, or just a Crested NNed EE?

I would go for blue/green eggs. But yes pure for those. But I'm a blue and green eggs fan.

 

[KF0002]

I would go for blue/green eggs. But yes pure for those. But I'm a blue and green eggs fan.

Well in order to get green eggs, one or both parents must carry a brown egg gene. That increases your likelihood of producing a percentage of brown egg layers which is typical of EEers. I will likely try to weed out the brown egg gene the NNer cockerel carries so I get birds pure for egg color and no brown egg layers. My Legbars lay a blue egg, but some of them have a slight greenish tint.

 

[KF0002]

Red Neckers or Silver Belles are two names for the Crested NN EEers I have come up with. Of course the project is new and no chicks have been produced yet, but I am pretty excited about it. lol

 

[KF0002]

Which name do you like?

 

[NagemTX]

Well in order to get green eggs, one or both parents must carry a brown egg gene. That increases your likelihood of producing a percentage of brown egg layers which is typical of EEers. I will likely try to weed out the brown egg gene the NNer cockerel carries so I get birds pure for egg color and no brown egg layers. My Legbars lay a blue egg, but some of them have a slight greenish tint.

That's a good direction. When I say green I mean with in the standard of exceptance in Ameraucana. They have a color card for egg coloring exceptance and some look slightly green.

 

[NagemTX]

Which name do you like?

Lol, I do like Red Necker or just Rednecks in general. Its catchy as a name and a good descriptor of the birds.

Silver Belles is pretty tho. But it makes me imagine a nn Cochin or Orpington. With the big fluffy body and the naked neck.

 

[WingItRanch]

Not sure how I missed this thread but following now!

 

[KF0002]

Lol, I do like Red Necker or just Rednecks in general. Its catchy as a name and a good descriptor of the birds.

Silver Belles is pretty tho. But it makes me imagine a nn Cochin or Orpington. With the big fluffy body and the naked neck.

Well I was thinking their crests and them being silver is why I thought maybe Silver Belles. lol