- Jun 20, 2013
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So THIS guy is growing out in our breeding pen...
We bred a standard blue Sumatra back on one of his blue daughters (out of a black hen), hoping for some splash chicks. We got this rooster instead - very interesting bronzing! I was hoping to create some new colors on the Sumatra frame, and lemon blue would be a fun way to go - is that what I'm seeing here?
I'm probably going to keep him around to breed some other blue hens to see what we get, but any ideas? I don't know much about the original blue rooster and black hen, as I only bought them from another breeder a year ago, and he had only black and blue stock. Perhaps we've just uncovered a recessive trait in the blue roo?
- Melissa
We bred a standard blue Sumatra back on one of his blue daughters (out of a black hen), hoping for some splash chicks. We got this rooster instead - very interesting bronzing! I was hoping to create some new colors on the Sumatra frame, and lemon blue would be a fun way to go - is that what I'm seeing here?
I'm probably going to keep him around to breed some other blue hens to see what we get, but any ideas? I don't know much about the original blue rooster and black hen, as I only bought them from another breeder a year ago, and he had only black and blue stock. Perhaps we've just uncovered a recessive trait in the blue roo?
- Melissa
