Thank you! I'm new to all this so I was confused. I thought all EEs were bred the same. So it totally makes sense now! I appreciate it. The white/black one I feel 99% certain is a cockerel. It has a tude and today its comb is pretty red. Its a shame because I love its feathering but we won't be able to keep him.Hatcheries these days are coming out with all kids of new colored egg layers. Technically they are still EE, despite what fancy name they may have. You should get some interesting egg colors from these. Keep an eye on the white/black one, may indeed be a cockerel, still a bit early to be certain.
Ameraucanas are actually usually not used by hatcheries. The “classic” Easter egger with a pea comb and muffs is bred from an Easter egger x Easter egger cross.
I guess my point was, the blue egg gene being passed on was from a legbar, not ameraucana, however far back that may have been.
because to get an easter egger you cross a blue egg gene with a brown egg gene right? I mean i know you can cross an ee with an ee... but the ee is a mutt of a blue and a brown. So as far as i understand it In this case the blue was from a legbar.... thats the info i got from others when i had questions about mine.Oh I love them!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Everyone kept telling me there was no way they were easter eggers because the yellow legs and single combs! Within the last week though their feet have been turning greenish. So I'm wondering if they'll eventually be green. What color eggs do yours lay??
