OK I just downed a whole cup of coffee in 30 secs.. so the resulting idea hasn't had solid testing yet for reasonableness but hear goes...
Your leghorn polish above has a black/blue feather in tail. Is it possible he is a splash with lots of red leakage?
That bird.. if paired with a black...
I have to admit.. that I find these posts and questions about colors fascinating! The learning really never stops.
I will confess that there are times I throw my hands in the air and say "I just want to get the colour that I expected to get"!
:barnie
But then I look at what I have.. which...
Not that I'm any expert.. but that looks like splash to me. Given the parents you showed though I can't explain how you'd get splash from them ..
Unless the mom is actually a very dark blue?
And the dad would also have to be blue or splash..