Orpington Color Breeding Chart

[Southernchicmamma]

Chocolate Breeding



Chocolate Male X Chocolate Female = 100% Chocolate



Black Male X Chocolate Female = 50% Black Males carrying Chocolate, 50% Black Females



Chocolate Male X Black Female = 50% Black Males carrying Chocolate, 50% Chocolate Females



Black Male carrying Chocolate X Chocolate Female = 25% Chocolate Males, 25% Black Males carrying Chocolate, 25% Chocolate Females, 25% Black Females



Black Male carrying Chocolate X Black Female = 25% Black Males carrying Chocolate, 25% Black Males, 25% Chocolate Females, 25% Black Females.



Black males carrying the chocolate gene are called 'Split' cockerels.





To get all mauve offspring you would need a chocolate rooster over hens that are chocolate and splash. Or the other way around.

Mauve to mauve would give all offspring being chocolate or mauve







Chocolate Male x Mauve Female= 25% Mauve Females, 25% Chocolate Females, 25% Blue Males(Split) and 25% Mauve Males









Chocolate rooster x chocolate + blue hen = 1/2 cockerels mauve

Chocolate + blue rooster x chocolate hen = 1/2 cockerels mauve



Chocolate rooster x chocolate + splash hen = all cockerels mauve

Chocolate + splash x chocolate hen = all cockerels mauve

Chocolate + blue rooster x chocolate + blue hen = 1/2 cockerels mauve

Chocolate + blue rooster x chocolate + splash hen = 1/2 cockerels mauve

Chocolate + splash rooster x chocolate + blue hen = 1/2 cockerles mauve



You can use a black split to chocolate rooster in place of all the above roosters but then 1/2 of the cockerels will be black instead of chocolate so in theory only half of the above percentages would be mauve.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Chicken Genetics



Chocolate x Splash = Mauve

pullets and Blue split Chocolate cockerels



Chocolate x Blue = Mauve pullets, Chocolate pullets, Blue split Chocolate cockerels, and Black split Chocolate cockerels



Splash x Chocolate = Mauve pullets, Blue pullets, and Blue split Chocolate cockerels



Blue x Chocolate = Mauve pullets, Chocolate pullets, Blue pullets, Black pullets, Blue split Chocolate cockerels, and Black split Chocolate cockerels



Blue split Chocolate x Splash = Mauve pullets, Splash pullets, Splash cockerels, and Blue split Chocolate cockerels



Blue split Chocolate x Blue = Mauve pullets, Chocolate pullets, Blue pullets, Splash pullets, Blue cockerels, Splash cockerels, Blue split Chocolate cockerels, and Black split Chocolate cockerels



Black split Chocolate x Splash = Mauve pullets, Blue pullets, Blue cockerels, and Blue split Chocolate cockerels



Black split Chocolate x Blue = Mauve pullets, Chocolate pullets, Blue pullets, Black pullets, Blue cockerels, Black cockerels, Blue split Chocolate cockerels, and Black split Chocolate cockerels

Which direction are these crosses? Is it the rooster listed first or the hens color first? Or does it work both ways?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Which direction are these crosses? Is it the rooster listed first or the hens color first? Or does it work both ways?

Generally, the male is listed first, so I'd assume that.