How did I get a splash from a black over a blue?

[RAREROO]

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Then you have a dark blue male too.
It is agaiat the laws of genetics to get splash that way.
no glitches either, unless they are human, some blues can look splash, some blue look black, some splash look light blue.
But YOU have to know what they are. If you are getting an off color from the blue gene, then you are calling one of you birds by the wrong color.
I have blue d'anvers that everyone thinks are black, til you hold them just right in the sun.

But no black to blue never makes splash. Splash is two copies of the blue gene. You can not get two copies from a bird with none and a blue, so something is not being called correct by it's true genetic color.

here's some examples

this boys' blue

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1774.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1777.jpg

so is this hen

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1763.jpg

this one, though not traditionally patterned, is splash

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1773.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1772.jpg

Thats a good example Aubrey becuase I remember the first time I saw that pic of that Blue roo I had to ask you and make sure it wasnt a black becuase it sure looked like a black and you showed me this black where you compare and can see the difference but without seeing the real black it would have been hard to believe the blue one wasnt a black.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/BoggyBottomBantams/Chickens/IMG_1268.jpg

 

[Smittenroade]

I enjoy the pictures, keep it up folks.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! The chick looks like a blue to me.
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Lisa

 

[pinkchick]

Here is an example of a VERY dark Blue Copper rooster, he was suppose to be a Black Copper, but before he turned a year old I would notice that while he was out in the sun.....he just didn't look true black. This photo was taken when he was 4 mos. old...he'll be 2 in April. He makes beautiful blue and splash offspring.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It is not a theory; it is based upon statistical probability and the possible outcomes from a particular set of parents.

A black carries two copies of the not-blue allele of the blue gene, a blue carries one copy of blue and one of not blue and a splash carries two copies of blue. Each parent provides one copy of whichever alleles they carry. Statistically, about half the time they will provide the allele from one chromosome, the other half of the time they will provide the allele on the other chromosome. Combine the allele provided by the mother with that provided by the father and there are four possible outcomes (2 possible genes from mother times 2 possible from father equals 4). Depending on the specific alleles carried by each parent, some or all of these outcomes are duplicated, as in if papa provides Bl and mama bl+, the outcome is the same as if papa provided bl+ and mama Bl.

Are you familiar with punnet squares?

 

[flgardengirl]

Here is a pic of my dark blue copper roo when he was younger. When he is in the shade, he looks even blacker than this. He is blue though. He has lightened up a little as he got older too.

 

[TurtleFeathers]

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[TheReidHomestead]

This thread is great! I've heard of dark blue and lighter blue, but it's nice to see the pics. Thanks for sharing!

 

[InsaneBreeder]

I am completely open to the idea of the frizzle being blue, but I still don't understand why the hatchery would have sent me a blue frizzle when I specifically ordered a black frizzle, and when they don't even breed or sell blue frizzles. Perhaps I will wait until the chick feathers out or breed the father to another color, and then hopefully I will know for sure whether it's the chick or the father who I am calling the wrong color. Thanks for all your help people