Silkie cream legbar mixes

[Chick-InnOwner]

What color eggs will silkie cream legbar mixes lay?
I'm picking some up soon <3 and curious if they'll lay blue eggs?

 

[YardMoa]

Maybe
If they are first generation crosses (1 pure silkie parent and 1 pure legbar parent) the pullets will all have a single copy of the blue egg gene. Their eggs will be blue/blueish-green.

If they are second generation or later crosses, you have at best a 50% chance of a blue egg.

Best thing is to try and find out the parentage/history of the birds in question.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Blueish green

 

[Chick-InnOwner]

Maybe
If they are first generation crosses (1 pure silkie parent and 1 pure legbar parent) the pullets will all have a single copy of the blue egg gene. Their eggs will be blue/blueish-green.

If they are second generation or later crosses, you have at best a 50% chance of a blue egg.

Best thing is to try and find out the parentage/history of the birds in question.

as far as i know both parents are pure breed and its first-gen

 

[Chicka-Dilly]

Just wondering what colour eggs you got. I’m thinking of hatching some cream legbar (hen) silkie (roo) eggs. Wondering what I should expect. Also wondering if they will be sex link?

 

[SheaLoner]

Just wondering what colour eggs you got. I’m thinking of hatching some cream legbar (hen) silkie (roo) eggs. Wondering what I should expect. Also wondering if they will be sex link?

Unfortunately they havent been seen around here since Oct 2020. I think that cross would be sexable by leg color but not 100%