Splits are a result of breeding black to lavender. They will be black chickens carrying one copy of the lavender gene. You need 2 copies to produce lavender, so, if you breed the resulting chicks to a lavender you'll get some lavenders and some blacks. I do this to improve feather quality and...
Has anyone ever had their lavenders get black feathers after a molt? I have a 4 1/2 year old hen that has a black feather that she grew after her last molt. Do you think this has something to do with her age? She's Hinkjc, not English.