Barred Orp roo over multi-coloured Orp hens

[joduh]

I've got a barred Orp roo and my hens are black, splash and blue Orps. Will the barring carry over to half the offspring? Are the splash hens chicks going to look like a) one or the other or b) all mottled or c) some of everything. Thanks! I'm still learning about chicken genetics

 

[Cyneswith]

Assuming there are no recessive genes that come out...

You won't have splash chicks - splash has to have the gene from both sides. Splash hens will have blue chicks, blue hens have a 50/50 chance to be blue. If your barred orp has a double barring gene, all your chicks will be single barred, and otherwise you have a 50% chance for each chick to be barred.