Personally, I think she is more splash than blue. Isn't blue solid? As in no darker markings? My blues do not have any markings like she does. They are solid.
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That is EXACTLY what I was thinking. He said, "oh, a splash should be white with black spots, but you never see one that has that correct coloring" Thank you for the compliment. She is such a pretty girl, I'd hate to mess up her chances at the shows by entering her incorrectly.
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I'd call her a splash, just taking a while to get her "splash" in. I have a pullet I hatched last year from Shagbark and she is still getting her splash markings in.
She won CHFLEG a couple weeks ago as a splash. My daughter showed her today and all the breeders and judges said she...
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Oh great...Math is the only subject I've always struggled with. I'm going to print all this information out and take it one step at a time. I appreciate your responses on here. You've taught me a lot just by reading your posts.
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ARRRGH! Do a search on the phrase "what do I get if I cross a white with a"
Splash is two copies of the blue gene: Bl/Bl
Blue is one copy of blue and one of not-blue: Bl/bl+
I wish I understood the genetics stuff better. It makes my head spin. Is there a good/easy to understand...