Why on Earth is it called "Andalusian Blue"?!

[nicalandia]

ghost barring can sometimes look blue...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

What is ghost barring?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I believe "false barring". It seems to only appear very faintly, especially in white lighting.

I saw it once in my Light Brahma x White Leghorn crosses. Some had very faint blue barring that was blue in white light, but a tan color is yellow light.

At least, I'm assuming that is ghost barring.

 

[nicalandia]

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ghost barring occurs mostly in dominant white birds, where for some unknown reason the barred pattern is barely noticable

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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ghost barring occurs mostly in dominant white birds, where for some unknown reason the barred pattern is barely noticable

So it is I plus B? And kind of looks like white on white (think of fabric with a pattern woven in or printed in white on white fabric--it shows, but faintly)?

 

[Krys109uk]

Yes, I think what is referred to as 'ghost barring' can sometimes happen when a bird is het dominant white & barred. My dominant white leghorns carried barring & when crossed to other colour leghorns would mostly give white birds with black flecks. The offspring must also have inherited barring (cuckoo) but I never saw it under the white. When I crossed a white wyandotte with dominant & recessive white plus silver, with an exhibition barred rock, the offspring were slightly off white with faint, but easily observable, barring.

I wonder what made it happen in the wyandotte X rock & not in the leghorn crosses? The wyandotteXrocks had late feathering & columbian; the leghorns all had rapid feathering.

 

[amazondoc]

Okay, this is off topic from the original post but very interesting.

Tell me more about "false" barring.

I've got a batch of "blue birchen" Marans. Some are actually "black" birchen, of course, and some are splash birchen. Also, some are carrying gold, and two pullets are splash copper.

ONE of the splash birchen roos, though, shows faint barring in the blue areas of splashing.

Why??

 

[nicalandia]

hey I found the pics of chickens that look blue but are not Andalucian type blue or lavender ..check them out..

het dominant white

Dun



Ghost Barring

Smoky

 

[Junkmanme]

Although there is MUCH in this thread that I do not have sufficient education or knowledge or experience to COMPREHEND, I am enjoying this thread VERY MUCH...
AND, perhaps, I am also learning some things!

PLEASE CONTINUE!

THIS is educational stuff!

-Junkmanme-

 

[Krys109uk]

Marvin,
What is the genotype of the bird you have pictured as 'ghost barring'? It looks laced. I can't get the picture to enlarge.