okay so a sky baby and a sky mom means dad can be sky or cobalt? he could be either but not mauve

If I get a cobalt baby next time does that mean dad would have to be mauve or could he still be cobalt? he could still be just cobalt

 

if he was a sky blue (no dark factors) you would ONLY get sky blue chicks - when matched to skyblue hen

If he was cobalt (one dark factor) you could get both sky and cobalt chicks - when matched to a sky blue hen

if he was mauve (two dark factors) you would ONLY get cobalt chicks - when matched to a sky blue hen

 

too check you could next breed him to a mauve as the above would be reverse:

 

skyblue - only cobalt chicks

cobalt - both cobalt and mauves chicks

mauve - only mauve chicks

 

Thanks Nerwen, that was exactly the answer I was looking for! You were a great help!!

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