Please Explain "BLUE / BLACK / SPLASH" I don't get it!!!

[Poultryprincess]

Doug the Chicken Man,
what is the name of the book you have on Silkies?
I bought the only 2 books I saw on Amazon...kind of a waste.
The info was so general & beginner stuff.
I was hoping for something more in depth.
Thanx

[baronrenfrew]

So...."chicken breeding to SOP for dummies" doesn't exist. So either we follow the ridiculously complicated recipes of "how we got here" or we chart our own course. Doing things wrong so far has been ok so far. But i've thrown in the towel on this breed. Too early really now that I know it was my management that lead to slow growth/maturity and slow start to laying in spring.

The Serenity Prayer comes to mind. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.

[thegawd]

Hey Baron, at least we can always "eat our mistakes."

[Ontario Chick]

QR_BBPOST See all of the above... is why I didnt get into breeding ameraucanas. LOL. I just like the blue eggs

Think of you often Al, if I have had any brains at all, I would have stuck with one breed one variety and by now they would have to be completely and brilliantly perfect, considering the time and effort I have invested in the insanity of trying to breed Blue anything. ;0

[Ontario Chick]

Breeding Blue color poultry, the all important rule # 1 thru to # 3 cull, cull cull is a must if you are planning to keep your sanity.

[thegawd]

HAHAHA But OC.... You do have beautiful birds!

[Ontario Chick]

QR_BBPOST HAHAHA But OC.... You do have beautiful birds!

Yeah, but the whole sanity concept has gone by the wayside! ;