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There's someone in CNY who is using a very small lavender roo & selling eggs on Ebay. Your chick looks younger than three weeks, though.

Quote: Then I politely suggest that you use Lavender, rather than self blue. It sounds nicer & that is the name they started with. The eye color is very unusual, definitely light & I swear it changes as they get older.

Quote: It really is a no brainer. Orpington standard + OEG Self Blue Color Standard= Self Blue/Lavender Orpington Stanadrd. Jody did Pm with questions on leg, eye and beak color. We are dealing with a different breed than OE or Am. So since Jody has reared these longer than the rest of us, I...

Quote: I wasn't trying to get down on you! Just expressing my own frustration!

Quote: I agree with everything Jody said... but I still want to say.. I ordered some of the 6th generation birds and they are more typey already than most of the hatchery birds I've owned and they are HUGE! Mine are only a few months old, and they are already almost as big as our hatchery...

Quote: Very nice!

Quote: I just hatched one of those all yellow with lav on the back and top of head. It's a mottled? These are eggs I bought. Very cute, but very yellow and I expected lav I would say mottled. Look at the legs - if they're light, it's definitely mottled.

Quote: He is stunning!!!!! And Enormous!!!!!!!!!! Thanks! Sometimes I worry that I come of as cranky! But it just kills me. I wish more people would read through this thread & actually do their homework before making a purchase then "breeding" what they've got.

Quote: This is my frustration as well. AND I swear, if i see one more "rare blue orp" sale I'm gonna hurl. People are using words like "rare" to make a sale and sucker someone into buying a mislabled product, if you will. Because there are so many out there who won't do even the slightest...

Quote: If you're still saying "IF" then you don't get it.

Quote: Exactly! Some look like they'd be a better starting point for other breeds.

Quote: Thought we just went through this. But here we go again! Lavender birds being sold as "Pure Lavender Orpingtons" are all still in the Project phase. Whether the person you bought them from is calling them Project or not is irrelevant. If you breed a lavender to a lavender, you get...

Quote: Where are you getting your chicks? Most Lavender Project Orpingtons arent typey enough to take the word "Project" out of the name. That doesn't stop some people from selling only Lavender chicks or eggs & not telling you that they're not finished. Depending on the breeder -- some...

Quote: Elton was handled a lot as a chick. Used to sit on Noah's lap. It could be personalities -- some of our silkies prefer to ignore us, others want to be carried around. Could be that Elton is just like his dear old dad, Lester. Adam doesn't seem quite as fiesty as Elton. None of my LF...

Quote: You have to remember these are a project bird not a standard for Orps. Your working with a color and depends on the generation that you have yours to. I have no problems with my hens, they are calm sweet girls but the roosters can get hyper and aggressive. It will take generations of...

Quote: I'm not trying to get down on anybody. I don't have a team. I also hope I didn't offend anyone. You never know what the APA is gonna decide... I tend to think that they're traditionalists and part of the decision is influenced by the club appying to add the new color. It could be just...

Quote: The ideal thing to strive for is both type AND productivity in a heritage breed, regardless whether it's a new color or not. Some prefer true English type, some more American type & some in between. My Black Orpingtons and Lavender Project Orpingtons are extremely productive. I only...

Silly me!! I just posted a boatload of pics here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=259995&p=288