The EE braggers thread!!!

[junebuggena]

Olivia is not likely to lay colored eggs with that single comb of hers.

 

[glacierridge]

I have another OE that was sired by a Splash Marans that has a single comb. Olivia is an f2, being 3/4 Marans, 1/4 Ameracauna. Hoping for olive and avocado green eggs

 

[KernH]

Olivia is not likely to lay colored eggs with that single comb of hers.

I have a single comb EE that lays nice dark blue/green eggs. We call her floppy comb. Kern

 

[junebuggena]

I didn't say it wasn't possible, I just said it wasn't likely in an Ameraucana or typical Easter Egger cross. The pea comb and the blue egg gene are usually inherited together. Birds that lay green/blue eggs with a single comb most likely have Cream Legbar in their lineage.

 

[ccassidy18]

On the line of creme legbars,did you know that ameraucana is in their blood? They are a cross between ameraucanas, leghorns,and I can't remember off hand what the one other breed was. I found this to be interesting,except a tad obvious,because if you cross a blue egg laying breed rooster over a white egg laying breed hen,then you get blue egg laying offspring. Idk if you could continue with breeding white egg layers to that and continue to get blue egg offspring,or if genetics make them lay white eggs.

 

[junebuggena]

The blue egg gene is dominant over the white egg gene. If both parents carry both a blue egg gene and a white egg gene, then there is a chance that some of the chicks would end up laying white.

 

[ccassidy18]

Okay,like I said,I know for sure that the first gen chicks will be blue egg layers, though I wasn't sure about the second gen or so forth. I keep forgetting to take a pic of my two,but I will and a post them on her to show all of you guys.

 

[jerryse]

On the line of creme legbars,did you know that ameraucana is in their blood? They are a cross between ameraucanas, leghorns,and I can't remember off hand what the one other breed was. I found this to be interesting,except a tad obvious,because if you cross a blue egg laying breed rooster over a white egg laying breed hen,then you get blue egg laying offspring. Idk if you could continue with breeding white egg layers to that and continue to get blue egg offspring,or if genetics make them lay white eggs.

Before this gets repeated as fact let me try to give more accurate info . Legbar were created before Ameraucana . The source of the blue egg gene was stated as a Chilean hen . Light brown leghorn was one of the breeds used . I forget where the barring came from.

The only connection between Legbar and Ameraucana is the blue egg gene came from South America .

Blue egg gene is dominant . So that is easy to figure percentages in following crosses .

 

[jerryse]

Auto sexing EE chicks . A work in progress . 2 males on top . Cream Legbar , crele EE and Ameraucana in the mix . So a variety of traits .

 

[ccassidy18]

I did not know that about the Legbars @jerryse thank you for sharing that,I always like to learn something new.
Also,let me know if the auto sexing breed your working on turns out good,and when it is finally a breed,I will try to purchase some if you are willing to sell,and I will breed them and help get them going as a breed...because I plan on starting a small hatchery next year,and the more breeds I can get,the better I will do,and it will help it to get recognized by the APA.