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Sounds like you have a ‘white sport ‘, it happens. The shanks should ideally be a nice strong yellow, but occasionally you will see a ‘slate ‘ overlay.

Your cockerel is a blue, but the pullets are blacks, so by breeding blue to black the possible outcome is 50/50 . Ie 50%blue and 50% black.

I've been struggling for 5 years to get that brassiness out of the hackles on my boys. In Australia there are very few good mahogany coloured birds and many confuse splash with blue. I've got a really black cockerel this season so I'll breed him to the girls and see what I get. I have no trouble...

Great description , genetics are difficult to get your head around, but you managed to simplify it.

I would kill for one of his cockerels. If you go back through this thread , there are quite a few people that have managed to buy his line , so some of the better birds that are on the market will more than likely be traced back to him. I personally have birds that I have held in great regard...

' without the luxury of foleys lines ' I'm in Australia!

No malice here, just know that after breeding these birds for 5 years , without the luxury of 'Foleys ' lines (who by the way , I too follow ) , to cull too early can be a mistake. There is no right or wrong here , we are not playing for sheep stations. You have to work with what you have.

I'm afraid I don't agree with you and I'm not sure how or why you feel qualified to tell anyone that they are wrong.

Piper sounds fine to me. The splash has good mahogany although a little light on lacing. They both have lots of maturing to do, I keep my cockerels till they are 1 year old before I make a final decision. Here in Australia we don't have the luxury of Foley's blood lines , so there are lots of...

I think it's too early to make those kinds of judgements.

They are slow to develop, but yes I would say cockerel.

That's a great ' testimonial ' and its sounds as though you are very happy with the product, but where's the science? My inlaws have these little electrodes that they hold on to and swear that by doing so they are ridding themselves of all internal parasites. WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE ? But if it...

You see that is your testimonial and if you are happy with the product ' fill yer boots ' , but that's not what the science says. Your dog is not a food producing animal. If I wanted eggs full of chemicals I'd go down to the corner store and buy some.

Ivermectin is one of those products that science is very sketchy on , but there are pages of 'testimonials ' on. I prefer science over ' hearsay ' every time. I personally wouldn't use frontline either, it contains fipronil and can be lethal to birds. Remember that death doesn't necessarily have...

There is no evidence to say that ivermectin is an effective wormer, in fact the papers I've read state that the amount required to make it useful as an anthelmetic in poultry would be enough to kill the bird. Ivermectin has been overused worldwide and is loosing its effectiveness even in the...

The under plumage is looking blue, but the yellow breast is a little baffling. Did the breeder have SLW too?

Our winters aren't as harsh as some, but my wyandottes lay right through .

Yes, as with most heritage breeds they generally don't come into lay until they are 4-6 months old. You should be seeing some nice bright red combs when they are getting nearer.

Welcome. She is a splash.