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I do raise Marans and my girls are doing exactly that now. This sounds more logical for these Lavs because the breeder wasn't sure if they were laying when I bought them. They started laying about a week and a half or two after I brought them home and they laid that greenish egg up until they...

Don't think that's the case. I'm definitely seeing a bit of color change. Sure can't knock them because they have a much better hatch rate than I do.

My foundation girls have just started laying again after all being broody at the same time. All of them did well with two nest and them piling up. Most of the eggs they laid and set had a green hue to them, but after they started laying again they all are a really nice blue color. Never heard of...

One thing I found with my lavs was after they all went broody and started laying again, the eggs are more blue.

With a fan and shade you should be set. Mine just got shade and a breeze last year. Didn't have any problems with them. I think you will like your birds.

Thought I'd post some offspring of some Smith birds I got from him last year. I know the lavs need some tail work.

Guess you could say I was lucky last year. Smith is a little over an hour from me and I got in and had my pick of pullets and cockerels. The pics I posted are chicks from my breeders. Paul is great to do business with!

Congrats! You're going to love them.

Thanks. Looks like you have some pretty ladies yourself!

Decided that I would crawl around in the grass and get a few pictures of some pullets that I hatched. They are 5-6 months and haven't started laying.

I think it's fine, but you need to be aware that you can loose feather quality.

I am wanting a separate pen of the pure blacks so I know exactly what I have. I know I need the splits but I don't want to keep many of them.

Gotcha! Was hoping there was a quicker way as I have a black cockerel in with split pullets. I've already hatched a couple of eggs from them just for the heck of it, but I'm really wanting a pen of blacks.

Is there any test to figure out which ones would be the blacks?

Thanks! Ten of the 14 eggs hatched and they were adorable. Enough so that I posted this pic on a local Facebook farm site and seven were sold within the hour. Now I have people in line and all my fertile eggs are sold until 1-5. Hope my girls don't quit on me.

My Christmas hatch.

Thanks! Got it now. My main objective at the moment is to get some good black females. Paul had all of his reserved or promised so he couldn't sell me any. Figured I'd just make my own, but that may not be as easy as I'd hoped. Looks like it's gonna take another pen.:D

Okay, changed on my end, but I'm keeping my eraser handy just in case.:lau Lav x Lav = 100% Lav Lav x Lav Split = 50% Lav and 50% Lav Split Lav Split x Lav Split = 25% Black and 25% Lavender and 50% Lav Split Black x Lav = 100% Lav Split Black x Lav Split = 75% blacks and 25% Splits

Thanks, and then do you not breed lav x lav split or split x split??

Thanks! That's what I needed. Thank you very much! He's our pride and joy of the cattle. Have his first calf on the ground and he really looks promising at 9 weeks.