Are gray chickens rare?

[FLChickens]

Weird, that doesn't sound right

Yup, he's one of my Blue Andalusians

Maybe the chart is wrong? I posted (edit again) at top of second page - I wouldn't know myself.

And he's a handsome fellow.

 

[BlackHackle]

Maybe the chart is wrong? I posted I think on 1st page. I wouldn't know myself.

And he's a handsome fellow.

Nope, I just checked again and the chart is perfectly correct. I was getting confused a bit.
Yea, I love the Andalusians! I have two roos (one is a Mediterranean champion) and three hens

 

[FLChickens]

Nope, I just checked again and the chart is perfectly correct. I was getting confused a bit.
Yea, I love the Andalusians! I have two roos (one is a Mediterranean champion) and three hens

Very nice.

 

[Robert G]

Based on the chart, if I have a self blue roo and a black hen. its says the chicks will most likely be half black and half blue?

 

[BlackHackle]

Based on the chart, if I have a self blue roo and a black hen. its says the chicks will most likely be half black and half blue?

Self blue is essentially lavender. The chicks will probably be mostly black cause lavender is a dilute that covers unicolor black. Adding more black cancels out the lavender

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Sounds like fun. We got really good utility hens on the farm by breeding for that. Every once in awhile a real beauty would pop up. I had one with pretty laced feathers - kind of creamy reddish - and green legs ... and my husband got up early one day and accidentally grabbed her when he was slaughtering. I'm still a little mad over that lol. I named her Willow.

I've only had two EEs - one died as a chick the first day and the other developed the worst crossbeak I've ever seen. She could only really eat if I hand-fed her. Eventually we put her down because we were just sad for her. But I had hoped to have some interesting egg colors. Sounds like you had a good mix.

This is Shiloh, front, and Chenoa.

This is Bailey, she hatched last year, Brown egg layer.

Your hen sounded like my hen Marvalo. She is the hen I was talking about with the white, red and porcelain. Last year she had a bad injury to her foot, so I separated her for about a month and she probably missed only one day of laying. She lays a large green egg.
Marvalo is EE, Buff Orpington, Buff Comet, and some other breed on her father's side I'm not sure about, but that's were she gets the EE from.

 

[Robert G]

Self blue is essentially lavender. The chicks will probably be mostly black cause lavender is a dilute that covers unicolor black. Adding more black cancels out the lavender

Then I need to find a lavender hen.

 

[BlackHackle]

Hey, I have this picture of a grey Plymouth rock which is blue based just for you to compare with your grey bird and to show you more of what I meant when I said your bird was genetically blue, but appeared grey

 

[BlackHackle]

Then I need to find a lavender hen.

I would if I were trying to get pure lavender

 

[Robert G]

I would if I were trying to get pure lavender

That was the plan. I had six eggs and only one hatched and of course it was a roo.