breed splash to splash

[robin416]

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Are you sure you aren't me?

LOL Actually I'm every Silkie breeder there is. We all know how easily it happens.

 

[alaina]

so can someone tell me or refer me to a place that lists what color bred to what color produces what colors and percentages? I saw this on here before but now I cant find it again. I have a splash and a blue, and 2 white silkies.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

splash X blue will give you 50% of each

white X white will give you white

white X anything non-white is unpredictable, although if bred to splash, all offspring will have a copy of blue.

 

[alaina]

thanks!!

 

[alaina]

what about blacks? If you breed blue to blue, will you get 50% blue? And black to splash? I'm curious!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Blue x Blue = 25% splash, 50% Blue, 25% black
black X splash = 100% Blue

 

[tgrlily]

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Blue x Blue = 25% splash, 50% Blue, 25% black
black X splash = 100% Blue

Specifically to Sonoran or another actual Genetics expert------

Is there any benefit to breeding splash to splash? I was taught that it wasn't a good idea & have seen why, but would love an expert opinion.

Thanks!

 

[chikincrazee]

Hi yes you can breed splash to splash but if you keep crossing the generations ie chicks the color will get more washed out or the splashes dilute....also if you keep a splash rooster which has very black splashes and actually has more black then you would show you can cross him on your diluted chicks to help bring up the color....adding a blue makes for nice splashes and usually a lighter blue ...I have a mature boy who is not a show bird because he has that heavy black splashing but he is to use to cross on my lighter girls....hope that helps...Chris