Any offspring will be a mix of the blue egg-laying hen and the rooster, so the next generation of chickens may lay a different shade of eggs, depending on the father. Yes, but they will not change ...

Most blue chickens have the diluted black gene. If you breed two birds with a diluted black gene, you will get 25% black, 25% ...

AgriLife Extension experts explain how genetics and other factors can affect an egg's color, shape and shading.