Why do most of your EEs have red coloring?

[mrbstephens]

I've seen some beautiful EEs on here and most of them seem to have red coloring. Mine are black and white and one has a little brown coloring. What's up with that?

Alma:

Johanna:

 

[TK Poultry]

just depends on wat they are mixed with if you go to www.dunbarhillwaterfowlpoultry.webs.com i have a red one a fawn one a black one and a couple funny colored ones

 

[mrbstephens]

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You have some beauties! Any guesses as to which breed chickens could have make mine? Alma is the only one laying and it's a very light brown to cream colored egg.

 

[TK Poultry]

i have no clue i really like yours actually i would pay to have 'em but im now into right now the EE's w/ feathered feet i especially like Alma of yours she looks like a grey version of my mongoose

 

[tadkerson]

Your birds carry the sex linked silver gene and are columbian restricted. Red birds carry the sex linked gold gene, most likely mahogany and are columbian restricted.

Tim

 

[M To The Maxx]

Only my EE rooster has 1 red feather and that is it.

 

[Goose and Fig]

You have some beauties! Any guesses as to which breed chickens could have make mine? Alma is the only one laying and it's a very light brown to cream colored egg.

Sure looks like Light Brahma- minus the leg feathering.​

 

[HBuehler]

I have some of the red based. My daughter just hatched out a yellow and black specked one that is feathering cream and black with a little brown in the wings as well. These are the favorites though when people come out to see the chickens.We have 5 in these color patterns including a rumpless.My EE Rooster has no brown anyplace

 

[becky3086]

I really like that one in your first picture HBeuhler. Very pretty. I myself have one like the first picture but she is getting a lot more black now, some white ones, blue ones and a red one.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Me too!!