2 questions re. BBS pairings

[bargain]

1. In Blue x Splash= 50% Blue, 50% Splash offspring........................Does the blue have to be a rooster?

2. What would the results of a Black x Blue ?

Hope someone can clarify and thanks so for the help.

Happy New Years!

 

[walkswithdog]

I can answer question one. My splash was the roo, my blue the hen and I got equal numbers of splash and blue. I don't thing sex matters in splash/blue or other bbs matings.

 

[Katy]

Black X Blue = 50% blue
25% black
25% splash

This is the average over a large number of chicks

 

[cottagegarden]

The percentages are not sex-linked so it would not have to be a blue roo.
black x blue is 50%x50% of each, the 50% 25% 25% is for blue x blue.

It doesnt seem small hatches hold true to this. Of my blue blue crosses from one pair this summer I needed chicks from I have ALL splashes
one black and one blue offspring.

 

[NYREDS]

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I'm confused. On another thread you said Black X Blue = 50%black & 50% Blue?

 

[cottagegarden]

Here is the chart again so no one is confused-


blue x blue = 50% blue, 25% black, 25% splash
blue x splash = 50% blue, 50% splash
blue x black = 50% blue, 50% black
splash x black = 100% blue
splash x splash = 100% splash
black x black = 100% black

 

[Katy]

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I'm confused. On another thread you said Black X Blue = 50%black & 50% Blue?

OOps....I typed it wrong.....maybe my brain is still frozen from chores

Black X Blue is 50% of each.

 

[Katy]

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Edited because I was trying to think with a frozen brain!

 

[cedar post]

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I'm confused. On another thread you said Black X Blue = 50%black & 50% Blue?

NYReds you are correct.

Black X splash 100 per blue
Black X blue 50per. black 50 per. blu.
Blue X blue 50 per. blue 25 per. black 25 per splash
Splash X blue 50 per. blue 50 per. splash
Splash X splash all splash

Mike

 

[kathyinmo]

So, to answer question # 1 .... It doesn't matter which one is the rooster. Correct? This table simply signifies the colors, and it doesn't matter which is hen ane which is roo. Is this correct?