Blue Copper and Splash Copper Marans Discussion

[BCMaraniac]

50% blue and 50% splash average based on a lot of 100 chicks.

Splash roo on black copper hen gives 100% blue, correct?

 

[gilavina]

Splash roo on black copper hen gives 100% blue, correct?

yes, that is correct

 

[BCMaraniac]

It is amazing that I remember my Mendelian genetics from high school biology 35 years ago. It's the brown eyed/blue eyed parent equivalent.....sort of....

AA(black copper) X aa(splash) = 100% Aa(Blue)
AA(black copper) X Aa(blue) = 50% AA(black), 50%Aa(blue)
Aa(Blue) X Aa(Blue) = 25% AA(black), 50% Aa(blue), 25% aa(splash)

Do I have that straight?

 

[ray24]

What do you get from splash X splash?

 

[Hens and Roos]

What do you get from splash X splash?

splash- it will dilute any blue color and become lighter

 

[ray24]

splash- it will dilute any blue color and become lighter

Thank you!!!!

 

[BCMaraniac]

What is the best color variety of rooster to put with splash marans? I dont care what color chicks I get.
Thanks.

If you use a splash rooster, you will get all splash. If you use a black you will get all blue. If you use a blue, you will get splash and blue. The splash will dilute the colors of whatever you use. The one color you won't get is black, regardless. I like the blues, but would like to have some splash chicks, so I guess I will need a blue rooster or a splash one for my black and blue hens. Right now I have a black rooster.

A blue rooster will give you a little variety in color. You could then get a couple of black hens, and potentially get all 3 colors.

 

[BCMaraniac]

I just ordered 3 blue copper maran chicks (rooster & 2 hens) from meyer's hatchery They should be here on wednesday or thursday - we're super excited to have chickens again I'll post pics when they come - we're also getting 3 blue ameraucana's

Any chicks?? Any chick pics?? Any chick flicks??

 

[snowbird]

Splash roo on black copper hen gives 100% blue, correct?

Vicki, Some of these will be Blue Copper right ?

 

[gilavina]

Vicki, Some of these will be Blue Copper right ?

haha, indeedily do Don, 100%