Throw Back Project.

[MysteryChicken]

One of the biggest challenges I see for this project, is the Pastel Green eggs, & getting them to breed true to lay that color.

 

[troyer]

One of the biggest challenges I see for this project, is the Pastel Green eggs, & getting them to breed true to lay that color.

You have a good point, that means no dark brown egg layers, just cream or tinted/light brown. Do you already have that egg color gene in your breeders?

 

[MysteryChicken]

You have a good point, that means no dark brown egg layers, just cream or tinted/light brown. Do you already have that egg color gene in your breeders?

Blue egg EEs, 2 hens, 3 roosters.

My brown Eggers for the project are the Malays, my Throwback pullet, & Marans/Gamefowl cross Rooster, Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock rooster.

White to tinted egg layers are my Sumatras, & Cracker hens.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Shade of pastel green doesn't matter.

 

[troyer]

Do you think the Marans gamefowl cross rooster might bring too much brown egg genetics into the mix? Are you also wanting a muff/beard on your Rainbow runners? The visual of what you describe that you're wanting to create is almost too much for the brain to process, but a lot of the breeds we now have used to be dreams of persons just like us.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you think the Marans gamefowl cross rooster might bring too much brown egg genetics into the mix? Are you also wanting a muff/beard on your Rainbow runners? The visual of what you describe that you're wanting to create is almost too much for the brain to process, but a lot of the breeds we now have used to be dreams of persons just like us.

No, his daughter just lays a pink egg, so he's fine.

Yep, beard/muffs. But I'm fine with beardless also.

 

[MysteryChicken]

@nicalandia, tips on how to make green Eggers true breed green?

 

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia, tips on how to make green Eggers true breed green?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rds-true-breeding-olive-eggers.1493525/page-6

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's the comb of one of my EE hens. She's my turquoise layer.

I can get better pictures today. I can get pictures of my EE roosters combs too.

One of my EE roosters has a pointless single comb.

 

[troyer]

@MysteryChicken
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