QUESTION about "BLUE"

[Rare Feathers Farm]

So I got a poultry catalog last night & was looking in it. I saw both "Blue" and "self blue" d'Uccles....what is the difference?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

If it's just blue, it's a dilute black. This is where you get the blue, black, splash colors.

Self-blue means they have the lavender color gene and will breed true blue/lavender when blue is bred to blue.

 

[DTchickens]

Blue is kinda a dark blue color. can be mistaken for black if not paid close attention to or bad lighting. Often blues in many breeds will throw black birds. Or i know they will in Oegbs. Self blue. is a light diluted blue. like fawn in a way.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Oh, okay....that's what I thought... So if you had self-blue birds & bred them to each other, the babies would be blue?

Rather than the blues which you can get black & splash from...I see...

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

Anything self is a solid color. Self blue is lighter and the same color through out (at least ideally). Whereas blue is darker and the hackles are darker than the rest of the body.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Yeah, I've seen some marketed as blues that sure look black, LOL

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Oh, okay....that's what I thought... So if you had self-blue birds & bred them to each other, the babies would be blue?

Rather than the blues which you can get black & splash from...I see...

Yes'am!

You gots it!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Yay! LOL Thanks!

 

[Kanchii]

A self blue to a self blue = 100% self blue

A blue to a blue = 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash

 

[Wildsky]

Anyone have pic's to show the difference? (I love pic's)