Why are my Splash Ameraucana chicks coming out blue?!?!?

Tygerlily

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Feb 14, 2025
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So in the first photo is the mom and the two others are the dads. The dads are Splash Ameraucana and Rhode island red/ Bielefelder (I believe, but not sure). I can’t figure out why these chicks are coming out like this. Here’s an example of one of them at the 3rd to last photo and the 2nd last photo is an example of what they usually look like. The last photo is them together.
 

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Your barred rooster is black based. With a splash hen, he'll produce all blue chicks, 50% barred and 50% not. They'll also likely have golden or red leakage.
 
Ok thank you, yes I knew about the red. Here is one of the examples of the more white one when it gets older. I had another chick 5 weeks ago hatch that looks exactly like the lighter one in the photos.
 

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