RIR crossing to Blue Ameraucana

[BantamMom66]

I have a RIR rooster that I wanted to cross to a both a blue and splash Ameraucana. That would be EEs, but would I have all blue chicks from both of those hens? Also if I crossed the RIR to an exchequer leghorn would that be black chicks?

 

[I Like Turkeys]

You would get black and blue chicks from crossing your RIR to the ameraucanas. The splash hen will produce 100% blues, your blue hen will produce 50% black chicks and 50% blue. They will likely all have some varying degree of red leakage.

I believe you would black chicks from crossing to the exchequer, or just maybe a mix of black and white. I don't know if exchequer is made from dominant white, mottling, or both, so I can't say for sure. Probably just black chicks though.

 

[BantamMom66]

Thank you.