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- Jan 8, 2019
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Hi all, I was wondering what color Orpington chicks I can get if I breed a blue splash rooster to a black hen or a lavender hen. Is there a chart somewhere that explains colors?
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It’s a blue roosterA blue rooster or a splash rooster? Splash to black will yield 100% blue chicks. Blue to black will yield 50% blue and 50% black chicks.
Lavender is based on black, so the hens act as black when doing the breedings. You'd get the same color chicks from them as when breeding to a black hen, but all the chicks will be split to lavender as well. However it's not a good idea to mix blue and lavender because it can be hard to tell them apart in cases of lighter blues and can mess you up down the line.