flockofdovz
In the Brooder
We recently bought chicks from a small homestead breeder and all ended up being roosters that only have green and blue egg genetics. We are considering keeping 1-2 of the roosters for a few months to breed to our small flock of hens (different breeds) for more variation in feather/egg colors.
We have 2 Blue Olive Egger hens from a hatchery that are under a year old. They lay mint green and light olive hued eggs. If we breed them with the cream F1 OE rooster, what will the resulting feather color be? Splash of cream/grey feathers?
We also have a buff homozygous blue-egg laying rooster (3rd photo). If we crossed the the Buff blue-gene rooster (Ameraucana X Legbar parents) with our Blue OE hens, what would the resulting feather AND egg colors be?
Is it possible for an OE hen to lay blue eggs if covered by a homozygous blue-egg rooster? What are the feather colors of crossing Buff x Blue (grey)??
We also have ISA Brown hens that we love for their L brown eggs 7 days per week. If we crossed them with the Buff homozygous blue-egg rooster, would the resulting chicks have crests and lay large green eggs in large quantities?
Does anyone know of a website with infographics or photos that show the resulting feather color combinations within a breed, such as Buff x Blue? I already have egg-color infographics that explain green and blue egg genetics.
Thanks!
We have 2 Blue Olive Egger hens from a hatchery that are under a year old. They lay mint green and light olive hued eggs. If we breed them with the cream F1 OE rooster, what will the resulting feather color be? Splash of cream/grey feathers?
We also have a buff homozygous blue-egg laying rooster (3rd photo). If we crossed the the Buff blue-gene rooster (Ameraucana X Legbar parents) with our Blue OE hens, what would the resulting feather AND egg colors be?
Is it possible for an OE hen to lay blue eggs if covered by a homozygous blue-egg rooster? What are the feather colors of crossing Buff x Blue (grey)??
We also have ISA Brown hens that we love for their L brown eggs 7 days per week. If we crossed them with the Buff homozygous blue-egg rooster, would the resulting chicks have crests and lay large green eggs in large quantities?
Does anyone know of a website with infographics or photos that show the resulting feather color combinations within a breed, such as Buff x Blue? I already have egg-color infographics that explain green and blue egg genetics.
Thanks!