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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Well, I think the experts (one of which I am not) would say that it is best to breed lavender roosters to black hens because the offspring seem to get more of their type from their mother; however, since you already have a black roo that appears to be pretty nice stock, i would say breed him to...
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    .oops
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    My ten month old boy- will have to get some good pics of the hens later Ps pretty pullet jendodd!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    They appear to be very pretty birds. Can you tell us a little bit about them ? Do you know what generation they are? Do they carry any mottling? About how much do they weigh?
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    BTW, the chicks are still adorable!!!!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Here are the possibilities that I see: 1. Is it possible that another rooster (not one of your lavenders) got to your hens or that another hen (not one of your lavenders) was laying in the box? 2. At least one of your parent stock is not a lavender (maybe a blue or a splash? If the answer...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    I am no expert, but I think you would need to wait until they got a good bit older to pick the best ones... what I have generally heard is to wait until about 6 months ... There is not as much to evaluate on chicks that young. However, I will say that if you have 6th generation birds from the...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    We got our first lavender orpington egg today!!!!!!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Nice birds there!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    I have seen pictures of your birds and so I don't doubt your statement. However, I have had 2 different lines of lavenders, a blue and some blacks that I ordered from a very reputable breeder and all of them were smaller as chicks and grew more slowly than my wheaten marans. I am sure a lot of...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Do you mind me asking where you are? Also, in my personal experience, the marans chicks do seem to be hardier. I have attributed it to the fact that the marans are bigger. I am sure others would disagree with me but that is based on my personal experience with both. I still really enjoy the...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    If the lavender line carries the mottled gene they could be mottled though. You should know for sure soon (when they start feathering out and after about 3 weeks when they should have their true leg color.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Ok, there are many people more experienced than I am. And without pictures, it is hard to say for sure. However, I think those two babies may still be mottled. I have seen some pure yellow mottled babies. Also, leg color takes a while to stabilize, so I would give it three weeks and then see...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    The mottled gene was unintentionally included in early Hinkjc lines in the, US. I don't know if it is commonly hidden in any of the English lines, but have not heard that it was. It is entirely possible to have it in your birds and not realize it since it is a recessive gene. If you have two...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    They sure are cute!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    These are about 20-21 weeks old (calendar is in another room). I bought them from ebay. The seller said they she purchased 5th generation directly off the hinkjc farm. I really like the rooster. (It is the same one in both pics, but he was unhappy in the 2nd one because I pulled him off of...
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    Cutie pies! :)
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    I'm no expert, especially on the mottling, but it looks to me like one lavender, one black, one mottled lavender and one mottled black. Either way, they are ADORABLE!!!! :)
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Sent you a pm :)
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    If you put a black rooster over your lavender hens, all of the offspring should be splits, visually black but carrying one copy of the lavender gene. Then you can breed the offspring to each other and you should statistically get 25 % lavender from this crossing. The other 75 % would be splits...
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