a ? about blue orpingtons

[chicken_queen_tam]

poultrypages.com says to cross black orps with white orps to get the blue orps. Is this correct?? An estimate of how many would be blue? And how many other colors would there be?? Also does it matter which sex is black and which one is white?? Sorry, I don't know a lot about genetics, but I sure would like to have some blue orps.

Tammy

 

[Nivrocco]

I'm not sure about those genetics, but you could just buy my extra Blue Orpington Roo for a start..

 

[Dustin Biery]

Ok, unless there is something crazy with Orpingtons, I have never heard to use white and black to make blues. I could be completely crazy, but that sounds odd to me.

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

I have a white orp rooster and he is in with blue, black and white hens. I have yet to get anything but white chicks. so I don't think that combination will give you blue.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

No, that's not correct. You need a black roo with a splash hen to get blue.

 

[DawnSuiter]

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Hi Tammy,
Why don't you just order some? They are not hard to find really, there are LOTS of people with them here on BYC. There are many lovely blues here in the U.S. already, no need to start from scratch there!

 

[MidnightChickenLover]

I think that the ratio is 1 black, 2 blues, 1 splash.
The color can be with male and females equally

 

[speckledhen]

You cant cross white and black and get blue. It's not like mixing paint at all. They have to carry the blue gene somewhere.

Blue x Blue=Blue, Black and/or splash
Splash x Black = all blue chicks.

Gosh, wonder who wrote that on poultrypages?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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So true!!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!

poultrypages.com says to cross black orps with white orps to get the blue orps. Is this correct?? An estimate of how many would be blue?

None of the chicks from the cross would be blue.
Poultrypages.com info is incorrect.
It should be easy to find blue Orpingtons. They seem to be popular.

Lisa​