Well, hens usually make their choice: baby chick versus eggs that still need incubation. I had it the other way around: my silkie momS (yes: 2 of them) decided to get back on the eggs and left their 2 newbies on the ground by themselves. As for the purchased eggs: with temperatures you describe...
Thank you, Karen! I was actually trying to figure out "why blue doesn't breed true" and stumbled over the term "split" again. Since I have Blue Orpingtons and black (also splash of course) Orps, I tried to figure out what a black rooster and 2 blue and one black Blue Orp girls would turn into. I...