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Oh wow 🤯 That makes total sense about the splash birds. Thank you for this info. All makes sense. I wasn't a big fan of the Splash colouring so am happy to just keep Blues. When it comes time to start I'll be trying to buy a top notch Blue rooster but in the meantime I'll be replacing my flock...

From what I have just read the Pattern gene and the Melanotic gene which are required to get the double lacing are very close and work together, so that's why the blue (or splash) with good lacing is hard to get because of the dilution. I'm getting plenty of good info from the FB group I'm in...

I'm definitely not an expert on them (or any chickens) but I know there's Double Laced (black with Mahogany), Silver Double Laced, Blue Laced and Splash. The Double Laced are often called Gold laced but the breeders I've heard from say that Gold is incorrect as it's Mahogany not Gold. The show...

I think because you can cross the 4 different common colours to get a blue is kind of why asked for the "perfect" cross. I guess even with that there will be a difference between individual birds. I have 2 blues now and am thinking I'll try and find a blue rooster from a line with good lacing...

Can anyone give me the perfect "recipe" to breed Blue Laced Barnevelders? I have read on a website/blog that a Splash rooster over a Double laced hen worked well. I have also read that because the blue colour is a dilution then a blue over blue won't always breed true and getting good lacing in...