Bantam Lavender Cochins...

[Poulets De Cajun]

Back when the Lavender Silkies were starting to be developed on a larger scale and type was being improved, they were crossed with whites. Have Lavender Bantam Cochins been bred the same way to improve type?

Are the Lavender Cochins still lacking on type in comparison to the other varieties?

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

really?

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

 

[Pumpkinpup]

That is a good question, Chris. I am glad you asked. I'd like to know the answer to this one myself as I have considered adding lav to my list of colors here on the farm

Maybe someone will know the answer

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I was thinking about using them in a wyandotte project but then I saw a picture on eggbid of some and they had slate legs and poor type, I needed them mainly because of the type and I was hoping they would have yellow legs. I have seen some good ones out there though.

 

[DANNY]

I AM USING BLACKS BUT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT USING WHITES ALSO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE IF ANYBODY KNOWS.

 

[herechickchick]

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I know of a breeder with SUPER nice cochins that is crossing some black cochins to lavender to improve type on the lav cochins. So far the splits are coming out very nice. I do not think any white are being used in this improvement program. I hope this helps.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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I was just wondering.

White Silkies are the only naturally occuring color, and therefore have the best type of all the Silkie varieties. All other colors of Silkies were "man" made and thus the type will probably always lack some in comparison to the whites.

When Lavender Silkies were being improved, they were crossed over whites to improve the type. Once the type was improved enough to begin breeding them on a larger scale, they were then crossed over blacks to get the "black base," which is where we are now.

I wondered if cochins were working along the same lines, with the same history.