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Splash technically has two copies of the gene so one would be guaranteed to be passed on, creating blue. It would be like crossing a black with a splash, but with the possibility of partridge leakage. Here's a handy chart I've seen going around explaining basic BBS inheritance. Hope it helps!

It may not be a solid blue color and have some random feathers pop up a different color, usually gold. :)

I believe blue, possibly with leakage.

Honestly it's tempting to start a thread just for everyone to post pics of their bushy browed birds, can't get enough of them! That's the best part about any animal tbh, nothing has to match the sop for them to be wonderful. They're all amazing in their own way. :D

This is my first time seeing a mottled silkie. Adorable! That's true, if you'll have black mottled already might as well work on some chocolate mottled. Yeah I love when roosters end up with crazy eyebrows, definitely a charm point lol

I'm so excited for you! I'm thinking I'm going to start establishing my garden first before I save up for my coops, but it sounds like we have similar goals! It's going to be a boon having an already established breeder as a mentor through this. Mottled chocolate sounds like a difficult...

In the end it all boils down to what makes you and your chickens happy! I usually hear good things about Ideal chicks and I was considering them for my starter flock of silkies since they have a nice wide range of colors. Main complaints I've come across (other than chicks not making it and...

In the long run, you'd save yourself money by just purchasing the pricier lavender silkies from a breeder than trying to breed your own from silkie/cochin or orpington crosses. That's generations worth of chickens you'll need to house, feed, and provide care for (or sell/rehome) just to get to...