questions on possible EEs

WhitneyJo

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A local chicken lady was advertising "easter eggers" for sale. When I inquired about them, she informed me that a neighbor had dropped them off about a month ago, saying that their father was an Araucana and that these chicks should lay colored eggs. I was told they hatched out early April. Upon looking at them I have SEVERAL questions. She was very honest, saying all she knew was what she was told, and not guaranteeing anything. They are all mostly white with varying amounts of red or brown on their wings, yellow legs, single combs and no beards or muffs. After some research, my amateur opinion is they are some kind of leghorn cross. I know that a white, yellow legged, single combed bird that lays colored is not unheard of (albeit not common)....but from an Araucana? Any thoughts, opinions, similar experiences? Thank you!!
 
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If they have single combs then they were not fathered by an Araucana or any breed with a rose or pea comb. The rose and pea combs are dominant to the single comb.
 
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If they have single combs then they were not fathered by an Araucana or any breed with a roast or pea comb. The rose and pea combs are dominant to the single comb.

That's what I thinking, but I'm a novice and wanted to default to more knowledgeable folks. The only possible way they could actually be EEs is to be a mix by Cream Legbars...is that right?
 
A bird impure for the pea comb gene, when mated to a single combed bird would give pea to half its offspring, whilst the other half would be single combed. It sounds as though you have a few of these, though, and I would find it unlikely that all of them were single combed from this crossing. Please note that the blue egg gene is usually closely linked to the pea comb gene, therefore it may well be that you have been sold the offcasts, those birds unlikely to lay green.

The White with patches of red and black is the result of a single copy of dominant white; white leghorn are dominant white, but many RSL also have it.
 
A bird impure for the pea comb gene, when mated to a single combed bird would give pea to half its offspring, whilst the other half would be single combed. It sounds as though you have a few of these, though, and I would find it unlikely that all of them were single combed from this crossing. Please note that the blue egg gene is usually closely linked to the pea comb gene, therefore it may well be that you have been sold the offcasts, those birds unlikely to lay green.

The White with patches of red and black is the result of a single copy of dominant white; white leghorn are dominant white, but many RSL also have it.

Thanks!
 

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