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If the Ameraucana parent is homozygous for the O gene(blue egg gene) and pea comb, all of the offspring will have pea combs and lay blue to green eggs. The F1s if mated back to a single combed bird would produce as follows:
50% pea combed birds
50% single combed birds
Of the 50% pea combed birds, half would have the O gene.
Of the 50% single combed birds, only about 3% would have the O gene.
So to answer your question, just because the bird in question has a pea comb, does not mean it will lay blue/green eggs. The blue/green egg layers will almost always have pea combs, but the pea combed hens will not necessarily lay blue/green eggs.
Thank You for making that simple for me to understand
..... Makes sense, since I do have 1 EE hen with a pea comb they lays a pink egg. She is the only 1 of 6 that does not have a beard and small tuffs. The other 5 lay blue/green eggs. So wait for the hens to start laying and work from there.
Thank you Thank you
