I've had my Smith lavender and blacks for about 2wks! I love the heck out of them. I had only one that hatched out of 5 set (gifted eggs from a friend). I was bummed, but I got lucky and got ahold of him right before his last hatch of this year! Yay! We did loose one of the blacks the night of...
YAY! Looks like I might have a broody banty! I would love to have about 4 eggs to set under her. Can anybody help me with that? I don't think I'll be able to find any on short notice on my own. I'm in south Louisiana.
That's what I was thinking too. I thought they would be EE and needed to be sure. Out of the 5 lav that I set, only one hatched. So sad and I was down for a bit. So I have my one lil lav, that I'm going to cal Val. Lol. I'm still on the hunt for another blood line to possibly pair up with my...
Thank you for your reply. I know lav is recessive. But is blue considered an accepted color by the APA (I THINK that's what it's called)? I'm only asking because if I want to get some of these, I want to be able to enter my kids in 4-H so they can show animals. Also, if I want to breed and sell...
I have seen some chicks that were blue that were from a lavender roo over white hens. They are just slightly darker than my lavender chick. In order to be considered "a blue", do both parents have to be from direct blue lines? Chicken genetics are so confusing!