Lavender Marans

[cutipatooti]

My 4th gen lav marans hatch soon!!!! Im sooo sooo excited!!!

I'm excited for you! Hope it goes well.

 

[sniper338]

Is this a black, and a black split.?

 

[DMRippy]

Is this a black, and a black split.?

That is the $50 question! You can't tell by looking if they are split you need to know the breeding behind the chick to know your odds of splits.

 

[Charm1704]

Thanks Sniper338 for you're purchase of my Lavender Marans hatching eggs, I know you'll do great with this project...Charm1704

 

[SierraMay]

Hi all! I'm looking to start a project up here in WA state and not looking to start from eggs. I'm wondering if anyone would sell a lavender roo or hen or even a black split roo/ lavender hen combo or something of that sort. I'm also wondering if anyone's started using the lavenders yet to create the other dilute colors such as Isabel. TYI!!!!

 

[SierraMay]

And Charm I'm still interested in eggs a bit later this spring when my bator isn't full of emu

 

[DMRippy]

Hi all! I'm looking to start a project up here in WA state and not looking to start from eggs. I'm wondering if anyone would sell a lavender roo or hen or even a black split roo/ lavender hen combo or something of that sort. I'm also wondering if anyone's started using the lavenders yet to create the other dilute colors such as Isabel. TYI!!!!

Isabelle would require Salmon Marans... they are pretty rare. I am working on Lavender Copper Marans. I just love how the lavender dilutes reds.... very pretty to me.

 

[cutipatooti]

Isabelle would require Salmon Marans... they are pretty rare.  I am working on Lavender Copper Marans.  I just love how the lavender dilutes reds.... very pretty to me.

Yes! I love the lavender coppers too. I'm hoping to get them this year. I don't want the pure lavender.

 

[SierraMay]

Dmrippy, I'm pretty sure that's along the lines of what I was thinking when I said Isabel, in some pictures to me it looks like a dilute copper marans, but I'm sure the genetics are more complicated like you said salmon based etc. I'm so interested! So does it take on more of a pastel red look or blond like a birchen?

 

[DMRippy]

Dmrippy, I'm pretty sure that's along the lines of what I was thinking when I said Isabel, in some pictures to me it looks like a dilute copper marans, but I'm sure the genetics are more complicated like you said salmon based etc. I'm so interested! So does it take on more of a pastel red look or blond like a birchen?

Depends on the red that is being used. A mahogany copper marans would look like a kind of rusty color with lavender. If you use a more light gold the color will be more buttery.

You can look up Isabelle leghorns and the color on the cocks is similar to what it would like on a lavender copper marans.