According to the calculator....

[MatthewsHomestead]

According to the calculator, if I cross my black Wheaton and my splash I would get blue. If this is the case, would the blues breed true?

 

[featheredplanets]

blues don’t breed true
https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-breeding/genetics-blue-birds/

 

[The Moonshiner]

No.
Blue doesn't breed true.
Blue Xs blue equals blue, black and splash.
With your cross the offspring are carrying wheaton and extended black.
You offspring crossed will produce...
Blue, Black and Splash
And blue, black and splash wheaton.
Also your wheaton is gold based and the splash very well should be silver based so you'll get a mix of gold based, silver based and males that carry both silver and gold.
All depends if the splash did indeed bring in silver.
And which the offspring crossed are carrying.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Ok. That was by far the easiest genetic explanation I have read. Where can I read and learn... Newbie to genetic talk here.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

The splash is from splash and lavender I believe. The breeder had a splash roo, and lavender and white hens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

If the splash had a lavender parent then it carries one gene for lavender.
It would pass that gene to half its offspring give or take.
If you cross offspring that does carry lavender then you can also throw lavender, blue lavender, splash lavender, lavender wheaton, blue lavender wheaton and splash lavender wheaton in the mix.

Your splash would of had to have two blue parents, a blue and splash parent or two splash parents.
From what you're saying one parent would of also been lavender. That means someone would of been breeding BBS with lavenders. Not a common practice but it happens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ok. That was by far the easiest genetic explanation I have read. Where can I read and learn... Newbie to genetic talk here.

Thank you.
Idk where to learn except here.
I did it the old fashion way. By doing not reading. Taking small steps over 40+ years of raising birds.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

I'm just getting into genetics so I definitely appreciate the help!

 

[BlackHackle]

That calculator rarely works unless you manually imput the genes