MistRidge
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Hi all! Pretty new to chickens/genetics here! I'm wondering what this pattern/colour combo might be called for my girl Tansy? Also can someone confirm what her comb type is - I'm still having trouble distinguishing some of them
. She's a sweetheart and I love how delicate these markings look, so I would like to pass on her genes if possible. I've been playing around with the Genetics Calculator but I'm not sure what I would list this as. I was thinking it looks a lot like the markings on a silver duckwing leghorn, minus the base colour? But I may be totally off there.
She's a 6 month old BYM, supposed to be an Ameraucana/Leghorn cross, but I'm not sure if that's accurate. She had standard chipmunk stripes as a chick. So far I haven't actually seen her lay an egg but I suspect it's one of these two lighter ones that started showing up a few weeks ago (which I guess would mean she can't have a pure O/O Ameraucana as one of her parents? I had been hoping for a light blue shell but the pinky-cream is cute too).
Any insight on her genetics (and/or what a good Roo might be to use with her if I want to make similar-looking babies) would be much appreciated!! Right now I have 3 boys (a BCM, a blue & red Olive Egger, and a light/splash Easter Egger - also not sure what I would list these boys as in the Genetics Calculator). My guess is the lighter roo would be the best bet, but maybe I need a different rooster entirely. Pics of Tansy, her suspected egg, and her potential baby daddies below

She's a 6 month old BYM, supposed to be an Ameraucana/Leghorn cross, but I'm not sure if that's accurate. She had standard chipmunk stripes as a chick. So far I haven't actually seen her lay an egg but I suspect it's one of these two lighter ones that started showing up a few weeks ago (which I guess would mean she can't have a pure O/O Ameraucana as one of her parents? I had been hoping for a light blue shell but the pinky-cream is cute too).
Any insight on her genetics (and/or what a good Roo might be to use with her if I want to make similar-looking babies) would be much appreciated!! Right now I have 3 boys (a BCM, a blue & red Olive Egger, and a light/splash Easter Egger - also not sure what I would list these boys as in the Genetics Calculator). My guess is the lighter roo would be the best bet, but maybe I need a different rooster entirely. Pics of Tansy, her suspected egg, and her potential baby daddies below
