What color are we going to be? TIME to take stock!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:58 pm

Back in June.....breeding of Blue Columbian male over Columbian hens

Here is a progeny and the question I asked was.
What color are they going to be?

And here is the answer... drum roll please
4 Columbian pullets and 4 Blue columbian pullets, I am absolutely thrilled with

3 Columbian cockerels and 4 Blue columbian cockerels, all showing some slight degree of silver around hackle and tail cover, some more the others, as Kathy correctly predicted,
but should be able to choose a future Columbian for next year breeding, on the right one of each :)

and last, the one which shall remain nameless, since it doesn't even remotely resemble ANY recognized color :)
"The Dark One"

Satellite · Post by **Satellite** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:34 pm

Beautiful colours!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:44 pm

YAY! Beautiful birds. I particularly love that last one!

Post by **Killerbunny** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:55 pm

He could be yours Jan!

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:43 pm

I love that Blue Colombian, sooo pretty

Post by **WLLady** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:02 pm

They turned out amazing!!! Striking birds. The blue columbians are real beauties-remind me of poofier coronation sussex!!!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:12 pm

windwalkingwolf wrote:QR_BBPOST YAY! Beautiful birds. I particularly love that last one!

of course you do

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST He could be yours Jan!

only until about noon tomorrow

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:57 am

Very pretty, hope I can get my spangled cornish to finally breed true as well.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:17 am

Oooooo, cant' keep quiet. I'm getting some Blue Columbians from OC after Milton!!!! I'll have a rooster again, yay!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:21 am

WLLady wrote:QR_BBPOST They turned out amazing!!! Striking birds. The blue columbians are real beauties-remind me of poofier coronation sussex!!!

The Coronation Sussex are Lavender, so even the hackle is lavender/self-blue, the Blue Columbians have black hackle so bit more vivid in color which I like.