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[kathyinmo]

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Well, they are either blue or splash, I think! I asked Illia, and she told me this ....

I see a few either blue or splash ones in there as well as some normal black laced red and some darker blue laced red. The ones with the pale, gorgeous blue hues (they look like someone spilled pastel powder on them!) are Splash Laced Wyandottes. There's a blue one with a black head in there, likely a lighter blue. As they continue to feather, simply look for black in the feathers versus splashy white or blue.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Now I forgot .... what did Rita look like?

 

[speckledhen]

This is the odd girl who popped out of that blue egg, a surprise redhead. No one would EVER guess her parentage. I'll never forget saying to Tom, "This baby is red! That can't be, but I just saw it hatch!"

 

[kathyinmo]

OH, yes, yes, yes! I do remember now! Red headed Rita! Of course!

 

[speckledhen]

She's such a sweet hen, lays an odd-shaped light tan egg. That would be a cool contest--guess the crossbreed's parentage! Rita would stump the crowds, I bet.

 

[kathyinmo]

That makes me think of the F2s I will be getting from the project birds. LOOK at all these possibilities!
Barred; Black; Delaware; Split gold/silver males; Buff Columbian; Barred Buff Columbian & Silver Columbian (the last will be pullets)
in the ratios 18:6:3:2:1:1:1:

 

[speckledhen]

That makes my head spin, Kathy! Fun with genetics seems like a game we're always playing on BYC, isn't it? And sometimes, they make you just shake your head and go

 

[kathyinmo]

I am most excited to see the Barred Buff Columbians.
Don't you think those will be cool?!!! I can hardly wait!

 

[speckledhen]

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I sure do think they'd be cool! Neat color. I love my Buff Brahma and it's hard to picture her barred, but that would be very different.

 

[PepsNick]

Those are adorable Kathy! My head is spinning too, though. The only math I can do is chicken math!

Cyn, I saw your candling report. Pretty darn good!

Hope that they'll all remain developing. Sorry about the blue orps, though.