Which of these 3 breeds is most likely the mother of the pullet who laid this egg?

[MysteryChicken]

I realize this question might be a hard one not knowing my birds' individual genetics, but I wanted to ask anyway. The father of the pullet who laid this egg is a Silkie. But I don't know who the mother is, but I am thinking it is one of just 3 hens: either a Green Queen bantam ( who lays turqouise eggs), a Fibro Easter Egger ( who lays greenish blue eggs, or a Mottled Cochin bantam ( lays light pink/pink beige eggs. Does anyone have a guess as to which breed the mother of this egglayer could be?

Green Queen would be my first thought, but I'm leaning more towards the Fibro Easter Egger.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Your pullet is splash, meaning she has two copies of the blue gene. That means both parents had to be blue (or one blue and one splash)

This is the only blue hen you gave as a possible mom. It can't be either of the other two because they don't have any blue genes to pass on.

 

[Ebz5003]

Interesting. Another angle is that I have/ had two Silkie roosters: one white, and one Splash. Could a splash rooster add a blue gene?

Your pullet is splash, meaning she has two copies of the blue gene. That means both parents had to be blue (or one blue and one splash)View attachment 4246295
This is the only blue hen you gave as a possible mom. It can't be either of the other two because they don't have any blue genes to pass on.

 

[Ebz5003]

So the mother has to be the Green Queen? She is the only one with a beard.

Great, that means the only beard is from momma.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Interesting. Another angle is that I have/ had two Silkie roosters: one white, and one Splash. Could a splash rooster add a blue gene?

Absolutely, the splash rooster can only pass the blue gene to his offspring.

But I still don't think the other two hens are the mom because neither of them have even a hint of a beard and you said the rooster doesn't have a beard. So the blue hen is the only one who could have produced a bearded chick.

 

[Ebz5003]

Okay, then! Is the rooster most likely the White or the Splash Silkie? I'm inclined to think white, just based on feathers. The Splash rooster is in the pic with the Fibro egger, btw

Absolutely, the splash rooster can only pass the blue gene to his offspring.

But I still don't think the other two hens are the mom because neither of them have even a hint of a beard and you said the rooster doesn't have a beard. So the blue hen is the only one who could have produced a bearded chi

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here she is

She looks kinda like a blue paint to me. They do look similar to splash. So it is very possible the White Silkie could have been the father before he passed.

 

[Ebz5003]

Okay, then! Is the rooster most likely the White or the Splash Silkie? I'm inclined to think white, just based on feathers. The Splash rooster i

Absolutely, the splash rooster can only pass the blue gene to his offspring.

But I still don't think the other two hens are the mom because neither of them have even a hint of a beard and you said the rooster doesn't have a beard. So the blue hen is the only one who could have produced a bearded chi

She looks kinda like a blue paint to me. They do look similar to splash. So it is very possible the White Silkie could have been the father before he passed.

Nice. So if the White Silkie is the father, the blue Green Queen bantam could have been the mother, to make the blue paint chick?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay, then! Is the rooster most likely the White or the Splash Silkie? I'm inclined to think white, just based on feathers. The Splash rooster i



Nice. So if the White Silkie is the father, the blue Green Queen bantam could have been the mother, to make the blue paint chick?

Yes.