Hi fellow genetic lovers, I have a black split lavender Orpington rooster, and I hatched 7 of his offspring, one of which was from a buff Orpington hen. The chick is a dark brown with buff colour leaking through. Would this chick carry the lavender gene and be considered a split? and what would...
We have an adorable silkie who has gone broody... but the egg collectors didn’t get the memo! All of her eggs were snatched up, but she’s been kindly taking on the eggs of her Lavender Orpington BFF each day. She’s now sitting on a couple of fertile eggs! Does anyone have experience with a...
I adopted this chick about 3 or so weeks ago, the original owner wasn’t sure what it was as it was sold as a bantam. It’s definitely not a bantam, and I am thinking it’s a lavender Orpington but looking for a second opinion.