Quick question- Splash Wheaten to Wheaten?

Goose and Fig

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I thought I had all BW girls, but one is getting black tips on her feathers. I'm picking up a splash wheaten roo. What colors of chicks will I get from them? Thanks! I don't want to keep bugging Tailfeatherz
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Ok- so they'll be blue wheaten? Not plain blue? That would be crazy!I get the BBS stuff, but when you throw the wheaten in there I still have some learning to do. Thanks.
 
Are you sure it is a "Wheaten Splash" and not a Wheaten Sport?

Chris
 
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Ok- so they'll be blue wheaten? Not plain blue? That would be crazy!I get the BBS stuff, but when you throw the wheaten in there I still have some learning to do. Thanks.

Yes they will all be different colorations of Wheaten.
 
OK.
Here is what I found on breeding Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten.

Wheaten x Wheaten = All Wheaten

Wheaten x Blue Wheaten = 1/2 Wheaten and 1/2 Blue Wheaten

Blue Wheaten x Blue Wheaten = 1/2 Blue Wheaten, 1/4 Wheaten and 1/4 Splash
Wheaten.

Wheaten x Splash Wheaten = All Blue Wheaten

Blue Wheaten x Splash Wheaten = 1/2 Splash Wheaten and 1/2 Blue Wheaten

Splash Wheaten x Splash Wheaten = All Splash Wheaten

Chris
 
Blue dilutes black pigment. It does not matter whether you're talking about a solid coloured bird or a bird with patterns: either primary (different colours on different parts of the body) or secondary (patterns on individual feathers). The blue equations work the same; the only time they do not work is if black pigment is switched OFF (dominant or recessive white). If additional dilution genes are present (such as chocolate, dun or lavender), the affect of blue may be less obvious.
 

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