Isnt 'Splash' just blue and white?.....

[Sonoran Silkies]

No, there are other breeds that recognise splash as well--I'll have to find my standard and check which ones.

 

[speckledhen]

I agree, both the hen and rooster Cochins seem to have wry tail, which is considered a serious fault if you want the best quality birds. It's a gene that will be passed down to their progeny.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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Actually Silkies are the only ones in which splash is recognized.

ETA: Sonoran and I were posting at the same time

well that's nice to know I must have been looking in the wrong spot or just passed it somehow, thank you

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

If your APA standard is the one printed in 2002, splash is listed at the back--recognised too late to make it in the regular section for silkies is my undersstanding--at least better than self-blue which was recognised after the newest standard was already at the printers

 

[chickenpiedpiper]

Ok, Splash silkies aside, I want to thank every one for clearing the air, I was pretty sure that splash was only possible as part of the blue genetics equation! (I have learned thru life however to be cautious of things I am certain of tho!)

I did not believe the birds in the photos were splash, or show quality for that matter. I had never seen cochins in those colors, not unappealling, just unusual to my eyes.

So, Thanks again for the clarification of the term 'Splash"!