Lavender cuckoo easter egger

[alibra]

I'm in love

 

[jerryse]

Project update. Recent pics of the pair in previous plus chicks hatched 2-21-14. All out of the lav cuckoo cockerel and cuckoo hens. 1 lav so one of the hens is split for lav.

 

[faykokoWV]

I was sharing this thread with a friend and thought I would post some pictures - looking forward to having offspring with 2 barring factors with the next generation!

 

[jerryse]

Nice birds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[nicalandia]

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So nice, its a shame that the shanks are still not slate/blue

 

[jerryse]

Here is a pair of lavender cuckoo chicks. Pictures of feet to show leg color. I hope the cockerel is double barred.

 

[faykokoWV]

wow, great leg color!!!

 

[nicalandia]

would be nice to "Test" to see if its Dermal or Epidermal Melanin.. unfortunately to perfrom this test the bird must be dead..

 

[jerryse]

would be nice to "Test" to see if its Dermal or Epidermal Melanin.. unfortunately to perfrom this test the bird must be dead..

Here it is. I butchered some cuckoo/ barred project cockerels today . I scalded the legs and removed the outer layer . From left white inner layer and toes still have outer layer. The next 3 sets have slate inner layer and some spotting . set 3 has outer layer still on toes . These were cuckoo split for lavender . The first set were a double barred cockerel and had the poorest leg color of the double barred . The other 3 were single barred based on darker feather color. I have to thin out the cockerels as they grow and keep the best . Single barred pullet leg color is good.

 

[nicalandia]

Here it is. I butchered some cuckoo/ barred project cockerels today . I scalded the legs and removed the outer layer . From left white inner layer and toes still have outer layer. The next 3 sets have slate inner layer and some spotting . set 3 has outer layer still on toes . These were cuckoo split for lavender . The first set were a double barred cockerel and had the poorest leg color of the double barred . The other 3 were single barred based on darker feather color. I have to thin out the cockerels as they grow and keep the best . Single barred pullet leg color is good.

Wow so Informative