Lavender Orpington Genetics?

[WheatenLover]

I have a quad of Lavender Orpingtons. I incubated several of their eggs to test fertility and I have several silver chicks and then one dark coloured chick. Is this a black Orpington? How would this happen? Is it just baby fluff and she will lighten up? Are one of the hens/ the rooster split lavender and that is where the black is popping up? I am not the best with genetics and would love any input!

https://www.reddit.com/r/BackYardChickens/comments/106yf38

 

[The Moonshiner]

Looks like a blue chick and a black chick.
Pics of the adults? Lavender to Lavender would only produce Lavender.
Maybe you have blues instead of Lavenders.

 

[WheatenLover]

Looks like a blue chick and a black chick.

Pics of the adults? Lavender to Lavender would only produce Lavender.
Maybe you have blues instead of Lavenders.

Not the best photos, but they are the chickens at the front of the second photo. I’d be awfully sad if they weren’t as that’s what I was sold! They’re lovely birds regardless.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They appear to be blue rather than lavender which is why you have black chicks You likely have some splash chicks as well

 

[ColtHandorf]

Yeah, they aren't lavender. Looks like BBS American-type Orpingtons.

 

[scoobydubygurl]

Looks like a blue chick and a black chick.
Pics of the adults? Lavender to Lavender would only produce Lavender.
Maybe you have blues instead of Lavenders.

I want to breed my lavender Orpington rooster to my sapphire gems. In your opinion, will the chicks be blue or lavender?

 

[The Moonshiner]

I want to breed my lavender Orpington rooster to my sapphire gems. In your opinion, will the chicks be blue or lavender?

None will be lavender. About half should be blue and the other half black

 

[ColtHandorf]

None will be lavender. About half should be blue and the other half black

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