Isbar Chickens come in three colors. Blue, Black, and Splash. Since Isbar chickens do not breed true to their color, you will get different colors based upon the parents. Here are the percentages.
Blue x Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Black, 25% Splash
Blue x Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash
Blue x Black = 50% Blue, 50% Black
Black x Splash = 100% Blue
Black x Black = 100% Black
Splash x Splash = 100% Splash
As you can see from the table above, there are ways to predetermine the offspring’s color by knowing who the parents are. The most sought after color is blue. However, to get 100% blue you do not want a blue. You would want a splash and a black. So for breeding purposes you truly want a mix of all 3 colors in your flock. That is what we have here at Omega Hills Farm. Our isbar chicks come in all three colors but they are weighted toward producing more blue than anything else. Our Isbar eggs are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.
In the picture below you can see our black rooster with a few splash hens and one blue hen.
Sparky and his girls
