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  1. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    Interesting, thanks. Dried blood?
  2. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    You are right about this anyway. I got these from Hoover's, I believe, last April (?) and love them! When they were younger they used to come running and flapping to get to me when I called them, lol! They are more sedate now that they are laying but I still love them dearly and they lay like...
  3. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    Aww, sorry for your loss. I'll be sorry to lose my Rojo, he's a good one. He's in my avatar. I hope you get another good one!
  4. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    Just for fun, here's the sire.
  5. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    I could not tell genders on these guys till they were 13-14 weeks old. I originally thought I had 10 pullets, 5 cockerels, woo-hoo! Boy was I wrong, lol. One of the cockerels, I was not sure until 15 weeks. We ate one and it had the thick rubbery hide of an aged rooster. So much for nice crispy...
  6. BigBlueHen53

    Lavender hen shedding dark feather sheathing during molt?

    Not sure if what I have to say is germane to the discussion or not, but one of y'all mentioned barring in lavender birds so I thought I would, er, crash this party and jump right in. I have lavender EEs, at this point I have culled 10 cockerels to the freezer and have 4 pullets remaining...
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