Chicken Breed Focus - Isbar (Blue Isbar)

[PNWskye]

Here are some of the different egg colors mine lay. Pleasantly surprised when our blue Isbar pullet laid pastel orangy/tan color.
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Silverudd’s Blue shouldn’t lay tan. Her parents must have some tan genes too. If you decide to breed, please exclude her from your breeding group. If you bought her from a breeder, let them know ASAP, so they can investigate their lines. Thanks for helping get the breed back to all blue egg genes!

 

[PNWskye]

I think you test your rooster's genes by his offspring's egg coloring. If you're getting brown, it's possible your sire roo has some other breed involved.

If the hen lays tan/brown, she received one tan gene from each parent. Homozygous tan. If she has tan and blue, she will lay green eggs. Ideally you would have a homozygous blue rooster, and all of his offspring would have the desired blue-green color!

 

[PNWskye]

More info on eggs and the breed can be found at www.SilveruddsBlue.org

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Silverudd’s Blue shouldn’t lay tan. Her parents must have some tan genes too. If you decide to breed, please exclude her from your breeding group. If you bought her from a breeder, let them know ASAP, so they can investigate their lines. Thanks for helping get the breed back to all blue egg genes!

I admit that I didn't read this entire thread.
I have a Blue Cockerel (although not 100% proper on everything even though he's gorgeous). Is he referred to as a "Blue Silverudd's Blue" or just "Silverudd's Blue"? Thank you

 

[orrpeople]

I admit that I didn't read this entire thread.
I have a Blue Cockerel (although not 100% proper on everything even though he's gorgeous). Is he referred to as a "Blue Silverudd's Blue" or just "Silverudd's Blue"? Thank you

Both!
His breed is Silverudd's Blue and if he's a "blue" (of the BBS possibilities) then that's his color as well!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Thank you so much for that information. I really appreciate you

 

[PNWskye]

I admit that I didn't read this entire thread.
I have a Blue Cockerel (although not 100% proper on everything even though he's gorgeous). Is he referred to as a "Blue Silverudd's Blue" or just "Silverudd's Blue"? Thank you

I would call him a "blue Silverudd's Blue"...do you have pics?