question about breeding LEGHORNS and RHODE ISLAND REDS. Egg color??

[oliviad51]

I have a friend that wants a few chickens from me. I was going to hatch them from my incubator but she wants a certain color. Here is what color she wants.

She doesn't care if it is purebred or not.

If I breed a white egg layer (leghorn HEN) with a brown egg layer (Rhode Island Red ROOSTER) Do you think I will get ^that color^ from the chicks that hatch?

Thanks in advance!

 

[jarcoo0153]

I am not for sure but i think you might get eggs that are lighter than that. It is worth the try!

 

[oliviad51]

Ok, thanks for the quick response. They wouldn't be white though, will they? A little lighter is probably ok but if you think they would turn out white, ill try something else.

 

[Illia]

Leghorn x Production Red is a VERY common and actually commercialized cross, so yes, you'll get a color like the egg in the center. (pale brown, verging on a pink shade) The only difference is that the image has an orangey hint to it, when it reality the eggs are more on the "pink" tint.