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post #1 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:49pm
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Ok this whole Breeding splash to black or black to splash has me confused hide
If say i have a Black orpington hen and a blue roo what is the outcome?! like what percent would be Blie/Splash/Black?
And it this still the same percentage if it is Black roo to blue hen?
Can you work these out for me please because i don't have a notion!!

Black hen x Blue roo
Black hen x Splash roo

Blue hen x Black roo
Blue hen x Splash roo

Splash hen x Blue roo
Splash hen x Black roo

And if breeding splash to Splash what is the out come can you get all three?!
Thank you for any reply's

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post #2 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:53pm

Blue x Blue = 25% Black/25% Splash/50% Blue

Blue x Black = 50% of each

Blue x Splash = 50% of each

Splash x Black = 100% Blue

Splash x Splash = 100% Splash
Breeding Splash to Splash generally produces birds that are too light for showing....


Edited by GotGame - 2/26/11 at 5:57pm

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post #3 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:54pm

Hope this helps. smile

Blue X Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Black, 25% Splash

Blue X Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash

Blue X Black = 50% Blue, 50% Black

Splash X Black = 100% Blue

Black X Black = 100% Black

Splash X Splash = 100% Splash

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post #4 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:56pm

dosen't matter what color the hen is and what color the roo is, the percentages posted above are correct though.

If say i have a Black orpington hen and a blue roo what is the outcome?! Black x blue = 50/50 of each

And it this still the same percentage if it is Black roo to blue hen?! same Black x blue = 50/50 of each

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post #5 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:58pm

Ok let's get a little deeper.  I am a color novice but is it true you get better blues from blacks?

At present count, 5 dogs (two Anatolians, one South African Boerboel a dane mix (old man) and scrappy rescue mix). 40 or so goats (pygmies and Nigerians) I have chickens like confetti all over the yard but breeds of interest are Giants, Ameraucanas, Araucanas, Shamos, Assil & most Games.
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At present count, 5 dogs (two Anatolians, one South African Boerboel a dane mix (old man) and scrappy rescue mix). 40 or so goats (pygmies and Nigerians) I have chickens like confetti all over the yard but breeds of interest are Giants, Ameraucanas, Araucanas, Shamos, Assil & most Games.
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post #6 of 10
2/26/11 at 5:59pm

Last summer I took a 50/50 BO/Blk cockerel to a splash hen and got 100% Blues.

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I have had chickens ONLY since May 2008.  I am NO EXPERT!  I raise German Sheps since 1989.  I raise chickens with a dog breeder's mentality.  I breed for traits.  And put them all together and call it a burd.
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post #7 of 10
2/26/11 at 6:02pm

Ok let's get a little deeper. I am a color novice but is it true you get better blues from blacks?


You can't get blues from just blacks.
You have to cross a black with a blue, or a black with a splash.

I don't think there is a golden rule. I think it depends on what your working with.

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Breeding BLRW, Blue/Black & Self Blue Bantam Cochins, Bantam Salmon Faverolle's, Seramas & Splash Marans.

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post #8 of 10
2/26/11 at 6:12pm
Thread Starter 

Thank everyone for the input..
Now this may be totally off track but i heard that if you were to cross a buff orpington or white orpington into each the black/bue/splash you would get sex-linked chicks is this correct ?
Does this mean if you have say a black roo to a buff hen whats the outcome ?!
Thanks again smile

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post #9 of 10
2/26/11 at 6:25pm

these are splash over buff, no idea of their sex. will have to find out when they are older. but I dont think the sexlink part is true

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post #10 of 10
2/26/11 at 8:42pm
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Originally Posted by chickenmadnessainmind 

Thank everyone for the input..
Now this may be totally off track but i heard that if you were to cross a buff orpington or white orpington into each the black/bue/splash you would get sex-linked chicks is this correct ?
Does this mean if you have say a black roo to a buff hen whats the outcome ?!
Thanks again smile


No, not sexlinked

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