Blue....

[Sonoran Silkies]

Rock N' Faverolles :

Actually, there are blue minorcas, leghorns, and hamburgs. They're just not in the standard.

Bantam blue leghorns and bantam self-blue minorcas are ABA recognised varieties, as are bantam blue sultans.​

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote:
Nope there is Blue mille Fleur, with blue instead of black tails and chevrons.


I would be a much shorter list to name the breeds that DONT have a blue variety.

Thanks for the info. I was unaware of that. I may have to research this. Does this "blue" play by the standard "blue gene" rules?

Yes, blue is blue; it dilutes black pigment. However, there are a couple of other genes that produce a similar colour: lavender (self-blue) and smokey.

 

[NewHopePoultry]

Oh wow, so many breeds come in blue!

 

[Abundant Hope Farm]

Quote:
Thanks for the info. I was unaware of that. I may have to research this. Does this "blue" play by the standard "blue gene" rules?

Yes, blue is blue; it dilutes black pigment. However, there are a couple of other genes that produce a similar colour: lavender (self-blue) and smokey.

I am familiar with With the Blue and Lav genes but am completely ignorant to the "Smokey" gene. Can you elaborate on this or point me to a source?

 

[RAREROO]

Quote:
x 2

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
x 2

Smoky I^S --
The smoky gene is an allele belonging to the dominant white locus. Smoky is dominant to dominant white in both chick down and adult plumage in that extended black with I/IS (E/E I/IS)results in grey chick down and adult plumage. Research to date indicates that i+/IS heterozygotes express more the wild-type phenotype with respect to this gene indicating a recessive character with respect to the wild-type. Smoky is dominant on the chick down of IS/i+ heterozygotes in that down that should be black is grey. The melanosomes resulting from the expression of smoky resemble those resulting from Andalusian Blue. Smoky dilutes black much more than red/gold. An important difference between Smoky and Andalusian Blue is that Smoky in the homozygote state produces a grey/blue bird while Andalusian Blue homozygotes are splash. Therefore, Smoky fowl will breed true.

Information above from http://sellers.kippenjungle.nl/page3.html


Chris

 

[muddyhorse]

don't forget the blue frizzled turken

 

[BlackPanther]

Pretty sure Rhode Island Reds and New Hampshire Reds do not come in blue

Can't think of any others...

Does the blue-tailed New Hampshire variety count?

LOL blue frizzled Turkens!

 

[stoneunhenged]

We have quite a few blue breeds. The nicest blue pattern and color I've seen on our farm is in blue Bresse hens. Of course, having blue legs adds to the effect.

 

[BlackPanther]

Very pretty.

There was supposed to have been a blue Java variety at one time.