Notes

We prefer to breed blue x blue to produce our
Splash birds when at all possible.
In my opinion it produces the best colored splash birds.
But, that isn't always feasilble and again, thanks to Murphy's Law, doesn't produce the amount of splash birds we'd like to see each season.

So, what if you love Splash but aren't crazy about Blue or Black?
And why not Splash X Splash?
First, by all means you can breed Splash X Splash
(although I strongly advise keeping a blue bird or two
in your breeding program to go back on).
Your Splash breedings will yield 100% Splash offspring.

Keep in mind we are working with a "dilution gene" and what you will see
over time is the dilution gene diluting itself.
Most noticeably is in the plumage of the bird.
Ideally you want a nice light base-color with vibrant,
dark blue splashes of color throughout the bird.
What can happen is you will lose those vibrant splashes
and the color will fade.
You will also lose proper base-color.
In addition to poor plumage color, and just as important,
other areas of the bird will fade as well;
Eye color will lighten, as will skin color.


The Standard states Disqualifications as:
* More than 50 percent blue in the plumage
(which you will see once you lose the base-color and the splashes start to diminish).
* Any appearance of rust in the plumage.
(Which is common sense as to something you DO NOT want to see, but not related to the dilution gene).

Typically, you're ok going Splash X Splash for a generation or two.
As with any color of Silkie, Splash color is a constant balancing act.