Breeding blue runners

Just some chicks

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Sep 19, 2019
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I have a pair of blue runners that I incubated eggs from twice. Both times, the ducklings appear to be blue. Which is strange because I thought breeding 2 blues, would result in 50% blue, 25% silver and 25% black. Maybe they are too young to show their color yet?I love them and their color no matter what, but trying to understand this blue genetic thing. I believe your supposed to breed a silver to a black to get a blue or a blue to a black? Pic 4 is of mom and her 3 babies. Ignore the mess, we were redoing their pond when I took these pictures. Mom is first in line and the 3 behind her are a few of her 6 week old ducklings. The first duckling is going to be a gorgeous representation of the breed, i think. The first pic is of Drama Queen. She's mom. The third pic is of dad. His name is Franklin. And 2nd pic is a close up of the ducklings. The Cayuga's belong to Olive, my hen. Thanks in advance and hopefully this post isn't too confusing.
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