A Information to Hen Genetics: Splash and Paint


Splash: The Blue Colour Variation

So the place does Splash come from? Splash is a colour variation when breeding chickens with the colour variation of Blue. A lot of our Blue Chickens right here at Meyer Hatchery may have a “BBS” in entrance in their identify. BBS stands for Blue, Black and Splash. You are going to see this feature with our Blue Ameraucanas, Blue Orpington, Blue Andalusian,  Blue Birchen Maran, Blue Copper Maran and Blue Laced Crimson Wyandotte.

  • Splash  X Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Splash, 25% White
  • Black X Blue = 50% Blue and 50% Black
  • Blue X Blue = 25% Black, 50% Blue and 25% Splash
  • Black X Black = 100% Black
  • Splash X Splash= 100% Splash

The other colours do not need any impact at the colours of the eggs that the rooster will lay.  The American Poultry Affiliation acknowledges the Blue colour selection in maximum in their known breeds. Paint, alternatively, isn’t recently a known colour for Silkie.  

We are hoping this data lets you higher perceive the variations between Splash and Paint! Do you might have every other colour genetic questions that you want to spoke back? Tell us!

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