Which is better Roo Brown layer with Hen Blue layer for green eggs or reverse?

[ChickenMamaHomestead]

Wanting to breed Isa Brown with my blue bells for green eggs. Do I use the Roo with the blue bells or a blue bell Roo with ISA browns for best results? Thanks

 

[Iluveggers]

I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this. From what I understand (& I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m mistaken).

Bluebells have one blue egg and one white egg gene if I’m not mistaken. If they have 2 blue egg genes it would be 100% green egg either way.

If they have white & blue gene, I think either would have 50% chance of light brown and 50% of light olive.

 

[ChickenMamaHomestead]

I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this. From what I understand (& I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m mistaken).

Bluebells have one blue egg and one white egg gene if I’m not mistaken. If they have 2 blue egg genes it would be 100% green egg either way.

If they have white & blue gene, I think either would have 50% chance of light brown and 50% of light olive.

F1 blue bells (1 white/1 blue gene) bred with 2 brown gene layer has a 75% green and 25% chance brown off spring from what I heard??

F2 Blue bells have 75% 2 blue genes and 25% 2 white genes. So If I breed a F2 blue bell with 2 blue genes to a Brown layer with two brown genes.. As long as the brown layer is not maran the result is guaranteed green eggs. With maran it's olive egger. However, I hear that in some cases, it's better to breed one breed over the other for best results with chicks and egg color. But, I am not sure if it is always the case here. So before I decide, just hoping for clarification.

 

[Iluveggers]

Gotcha! I wonder how the F1 1blue/1white bred to brown results in a higher percentage green than brown?

I find chicken genetics so fascinating. I will be keeping an eye on this thread to learn even more! Hope you don’t mind the intrusion!