What color chicks will I get with a black rooster over splash hens?

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

I got eggs from a friend that has a black cochin bantam rooster in with 2 splash Cochin Bantam hens. We were trying to figure out what color the chicks will be. Will they be all blue? All black? All splash? Some splash? Any Splash? I really want a splash.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Black crossed to Splash makes 100% Blues.

To get Splashes, you would need to breed Splash to Splash (resulting in all Splash offspring), Blue to Splash (resulting in 50% Blue and 50% Splash offspring), or Blue to Blue (resulting in 25% Black, 50% Blue, and 25% Splash offspring).

 

[wolf-deer88]

Black crossed to Splash makes 100% Blues.

To get Splashes, you would need to breed Splash to Splash (resulting in all Splash offspring), Blue to Splash (resulting in 50% Blue and 50% Splash offspring), or Blue to Blue (resulting in 25% Black, 50% Blue, and 25% Splash offspring).

So, breed your black with one of your splashes, then keep a blue rooster to breed back to your splash to get more splash.

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Black crossed to Splash makes 100% Blues.

To get Splashes, you would need to breed Splash to Splash (resulting in all Splash offspring), Blue to Splash (resulting in 50% Blue and 50% Splash offspring), or Blue to Blue (resulting in 25% Black, 50% Blue, and 25% Splash offspring).

Ok. Thank you! Looks like I have 12 eggs that will result in all blue chicks.

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

What happens if I breed a black roo over a blue hen?

 

[wolf-deer88]

50% blue and 50% black, I believe.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Correct, half of the offspring would be Blue and half would be Black.

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Ok. Thanks! I really wish I could keep a blue pair. I might be able to make that work...

 

[PinkFrostina]

Hey, I’m new to breeding Silkies. I have a gorgeous silkie rooster, and I was wondering what the outcome would be if he mated with one of my white or black silkie hens.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

What variety is your Silkie rooster? Not knowing that, it's hard to say what the outcome would be.