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if you have a pic of this white we may be able to sex it, pic of leg spurs and tail. what other hens do you have?
Thanks for the answers, folks!
I don't have any pics of him/her right now, I'll try to get a couple. As far as purple goes, I only have one yearling hen. She's still pretty small, didn't hatch until last August.
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if a he , other hens will work. purple male produce all purple daughters no matter the hen,unless white hen.
Purple Male X White Female = Purple split to White daughters. Sons will depend on what's "under the White" but will likely be IB split to Purple and White (and split to whatever else the White has or carries).
Purple Male X White Female = Purple split to White daughters. Sons will depend on what's "under the White" but will likely be IB split to Purple and White (and split to whatever else the White has or carries).
the white daughters will be purple mask by the white.
you got this wrong the male is a white mask purple so with a white hen =all white chick. male white chick split purple , female white will be purple mask