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Self Blue OE are quite common, very good quality Self Blues are a different story. The Self Blue is often weak in sickle feather width, tail retention and type. Many have used Black to add type, tail, and feather width and feather quality. Other than improving them there is absolutely no reason to outcross.
Self Blue is Self Blue and breeds perfectly true no other variety required at any point to get the color and if teh quality is there just continue to breed for it.
Other Blues (andalusion based) will produce blue black and splash, this is the version of blue used for Blue Red, Blue Wheaton, Blue Silver Ducwing, Silver Blue, Lemon Blue and of course Blue among other blue varieties.
Self Blue OE are quite common, very good quality Self Blues are a different story. The Self Blue is often weak in sickle feather width, tail retention and type. Many have used Black to add type, tail, and feather width and feather quality. Other than improving them there is absolutely no reason to outcross.
Self Blue is Self Blue and breeds perfectly true no other variety required at any point to get the color and if teh quality is there just continue to breed for it.
Other Blues (andalusion based) will produce blue black and splash, this is the version of blue used for Blue Red, Blue Wheaton, Blue Silver Ducwing, Silver Blue, Lemon Blue and of course Blue among other blue varieties.
