Lavender Orpington project ....

[daytonfarm]

I'm not showing these cockerals just trying to find homes for them. Although they look very nice, I've only had them for a few weeks, I don't have any black orp hens to put them with at this time so I thought someone else might be able to use them.

 

[ChooksChick]

I've posted this identical question on the Lav Silkie thread, but want to ask the other Lav specialists:





CRA-AAAAACK!!!!






That's the sound of me opening a big can of worms....







If one ought to only breed Lavenders to Black to improve, and there is a very testy feeling (in general, from what I see) about mixing B/B/S with Lav, I have to ask:

Why?

If one could pass a Split off as pet quality because they didn't like something, the Lav gene could, and likely will, get to where it's rolling around hiding recessively often. At some point, it will crop up unexpectedly as Lavender birds become more available in different breeds.

It will certainly come to pass that a Splash Lav would be a pretty and desirable color, etc.

Is it really so bad to work with the two colors concurrently in an intentional and predictable fashion? Why can't it be an acceptable practice?

This has come to mind only because I had an Orp start laying unexpectedly while housing her with Lavs, and she's Splash, so lots of eggs are having to be offered under heavy disclaimer...but I'm not sure it's really the crisis it's made out to be?!

What are your feelings on this? I may be in agreement after I hear them, I'm just not sure I can agree it's an issue atm.

 

[muddyhorse]

I think the issue is the dilution of the color ie splash is double dilute black, so I don't know what that would do to lav.

here is my boy Munstead

and two of his girls

after seeing some really nice buff orps at a show recently ( a buff cockerel won best in show) mine are only half as big as the birds the same age. they don't have the fluff factor and seem too slim over all. If anybody has a big black cockerel let me know

 

[daytonfarm]

I have 3 young big black fluffy cockerals and I'm only going to keep one. They are either from bamachickens or justuschickens59, so they have some UK blood in them. Let me know if your interested. I'm taking them to the Maryland show next weekend to see what others think of them.

Carolyn

 

[muddyhorse]

dayton farm I would LOVE one. I know both those breeders have fab birds. are you willing to ship one to Missouri ?

 

[daytonfarm]

I have never shipped before, if you can tell me what to do, when I have decided which one I want, I'll be glad to have one shipped to you. You can pm me if you want.

Carolyn

 

[muddyhorse]

I have only received never shipped. this week I received 3 seramas from Jerry's seramas. I know actual shipping was 39.50 but the boxes cost $10. at the top of the section entitled chickens 8 weeks and older for sale there is a sticky about shipping birds.

the three serams weighed in at a whopping combined weight of 3 lbs. I'm pretty sure one of those boys will weigh more

maybe somebody on here has done some shipping.

 

[daytonfarm]

Okay I'll look into it. I won't decide until after the show next weekend. One is about 2-3 weeks older then the other two, so he has more tail feathers but the other two look very identical in my eyes, so I need some more time to decide on them.

 

[Newyorkrita]

My chicks were one week saturday. Here is one of the lavenders (they all look alike) and the black split with the most white.

Then here they all are all bunched up together.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

OMG -

Adorable Chicks!