Marans Offspring Ratios/Odds

[enggass]

I know it's everywhere on here but I can't seem to locate it...
What are the offspring odds when combining a Blue Copper Marans Roo over Blue and Black Pullets?
I know you can some of each, Blue-Black-Splash etc, but what are the odds?
Thanks.

 

[ChickGirl6]

Black X Black = 100% Black
Splash X Splash = 100% Splash
Black X Splash = 100% Blue
Blue X Blue = 50% Blue 25% Black 25% Splash
Blue X Splash = 50% Blue 50% Splash
Blue X Black = 50% Blue 50% Black

 

[enggass]

Cool.
So with a Blue Roo over Blue and Black Pullets, my odds are as follows:

Blue X Blue = 50% Blue 25% Black 25% Splash
Blue X Black = 50% Blue 50% Black

... I would assume...
Thanks!

 

[Debbi]

Keep in mind too, if you're breeding a Blue Copper to blues and blacks, there may be the possibility of copper leakage or actual copper colored hackles if one or more of the hens carries the copper gene as well. So, the possibility for blue and black coppers is there too!

 

[enggass]

Sorry, I am referring to Coppers not straight Blues and Blacks.
Thanks.

 

[ksf59]

you may get some blue copper splashes as well. My grand kids and DD loved the red, white and blues.

 

[pinkchick]

The odds, ie...the percentages of the colors that you will get...also depends on the number of eggs set, I believe I read somewhere that this percentage works with a larger number of eggs set, not smaller numbers. I think I remember it (whatever it was that I read) that 20 or more eggs need to be set for these percentages to be more accurate.