Splash Blue or Lavender

[kiara0927]

I recently bought some splash Orphington eggs from a breeder She also had the lavender and blue Orphington eggs available but I was after the splash being I already have the blues and lavenders anyways 2 hatched out last night but to me they look Lavender or maybe blue, Being they are only Hrs old I was hoping someone could please tell me if these may be splash ( Fingers Crossed)

 

[Duck_life]

@Cyprus @Gray Farms

 

[Egghead_Jr]

There seems to be some confusion about Splash. It's not a variety. It is one of three colors associated with the Blue variety. Blue (variety not color) hatch out splash (two blue genes), blue (one blue gene) and black (no blue genes present).

You have two Blue variety chicks there, one is splash and other blue.

 

[kiara0927]

There seems to be some confusion about Splash. It's not a variety. It is one of three colors associated with the Blue variety. Blue (variety not color) hatch out splash (two blue genes), blue (one blue gene) and black (no blue genes present).

You have two Blue variety chicks there, one is splash and other blue.

That does make sense, So if Male and female are splash then will it be possible to throw off some blues also?

 

[PirateGirl]

The one that looks to have predominantly yellow down is your splash.

 

[PirateGirl]

 

[Egghead_Jr]

That does make sense, So if Male and female are splash then will it be possible to throw off some blues also?

No, if both parents are splash then only splash chicks are begotten. The chart PirateGirl posted shows how the Punnet Square of genes work. A 2 copy splash with no copy black begets all one copy chicks so all blue color. This of course is not a desirable matting. Stick with at least one blue bird every mating.

 

[Gray Farms]

There seems to be some confusion about Splash. It's not a variety. It is one of three colors associated with the Blue variety. Blue (variety not color) hatch out splash (two blue genes), blue (one blue gene) and black (no blue genes present).

You have two Blue variety chicks there, one is splash and other blue.

The one that looks to have predominantly yellow down is your splash.

Agreed.