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Is there anyway to tell?It depends if he’s a true ameraucana or if he’s an EE.
So, do you think I would be better off taking him out and breeding my bcm roo to the hens instead for olive eggs?It depends on the hens too. Blue is dominant over white, so your blue laying hens could either have one copy or two copies of the blue egg gene. If she has two copies, her offspring would for sure get one, so they would either lay blue or green. But if the hen has only one copy, then just 50% of her chicks will inherit it. (although they could still get a blue egg gene from dad, if he is what you think.)
If the rooster has two copies of the blue laying gene, he'd have to pass that on, but I'm not sure how you'd tell.
Somebody wrote a really informative article, which is where I'm getting most of my information.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/understanding-egg-color-genetics.1445199/#post-24008740
So, do you think I would be better off taking him out and breeding my bcm roo to the hens instead for olive eggs?
X2He's an Easter Egger, not a true Ameraucana. It's common that they carry the blue egg gene, but you won't know until his offspring lay