Splash Orpingtons

[anderson1209]

Hi everyone. My name Is Jeremy I'm new to this forum. But i do have a question. Is a splash orpington a breed like the Rhode Island breed where you breed a red to a red and you get a red? Or is it like a Blue Orpington where you breed two different breeds to get a 100% blue. And if a Splash Orpington is a breed are thay really hard to hatch.

 

[tennesseeckn]

The blue andalusian gene breeds like this:

Black X Black = 100 % black

Black X Blue = 50 % black, 50% blue

Black X Splash = 100% blue

Blue X Splash = 50% blue, 50% splash

Splash X Splash = 100% splash

Blue X Blue = 50% black, 25% splash, 25% blue


Edited to fix third line. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[Illia]

Splash x Splash = Splash, however, the best splashes come from Blue x Blue breeding as well as Splash x Blue.


Breeding splash x splash anywhere beyond one generation and you'll dilute it, making just an off-white type bird. You gotta keep some blues in there to keep a good, well balanced splash.

 

[LaurenV]

 

[anderson1209]

thanks for the warm welcome! Do you by any chance know anything about splash orpingtons

 

[LaurenV]

I'm sorry but I have no idea at all.... I haven't heard of them... sorry...

 

[Melissa Rose]

I just hatched a splash orp. I hatched some beautious eggs from Bargin - Nancy Garry They were Blue Black and Splash orpingtons. Splash is a color pattern you can get from the breed orpington. Some of the chicks were black in color some blue and the splash is a pale blue with darker blue polka dots. You can find her egg auctions in the auction threads here. They are no more difficult than any other color or breed. Welcome

 

[anderson1209]

So you cant breed splash to splash and get splash? So then they are like the blue orpington you need to have two different birds to make a splash.

 

[Melissa Rose]

Here is a link to one of her auctions that has already ended but it will give you an idea of what to look for. Also if you PM her she will sell you eggs outside of the auction if she has some available

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=615752

 

[OSUman]

Splash orpingtons come out of blue orpingtons, but they do breed true getting %100 Splash.