Blue chickens thread

[crperdue]

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A blue rooster over a typical barred hen would give you 1/2 blue sex-links and 1/2 black sex-links. All the pullets would be either solid blue or black
and all the cockerels would be either blue barred or black barred.

 

[Cynthia12]

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A blue rooster over a typical barred hen would give you 1/2 blue sex-links and 1/2 black sex-links. All the pullets would be either solid blue or black
and all the cockerels would be either blue barred or black barred.

Ok, so, I'm only a little slow...I would love to get some blue rock pullets...possible? That is, if I had my blue girl with?.......

 

[crperdue]

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A blue rooster over a typical barred hen would give you 1/2 blue sex-links and 1/2 black sex-links. All the pullets would be either solid blue or black
and all the cockerels would be either blue barred or black barred.

Ok, so, I'm only a little slow...I would love to get some blue rock pullets...possible? That is, if I had my blue girl with?.......

If your hen is blue she has one copy of the blue gene Bl and one copy of the normal non-blue bl+ making her Bl/bl+ for blue dilution. Assuming she has
two copies of extended black then 1/2 of her offspring will be blue and 1/2 will be black when mated with almost any rooster. The only exceptions would
be that a barred rooster would add barring to all if he has two copies of the barring gene and to 1/2 if he has only one, and that dominant white would
trump everything. (most whites are recessive white, I think rhode island whites might carry dominant white) Hope that helps.

 

[kelliepulido]

My blue roo don't know what he is mixed with but I like him

 

[fargosmom]

Here's Miss Mimzy:

She's a sweetheart. Lavender Ameraucana - can't wait for her to start laying.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Thought I would share some of our "Blues"

Blue Cuckoo Marans:

Blue Andalusian cockeral:

Blue Andalusian chick:

 

[CrestedGirl]

here is gemini our blue bantam cochin

 

[LazyQ]

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I dson't have a name for this guy yet, BUTT he looks just like Miss Mimzy, except for the long tail feathers,
lavender ameraucaua bantam.

 

[Zaxby's2]

Anyone else? Nice birds so far.

 

[jeremy]

Ponyo, a Blue Copper Marans.