Breeding for Isabel Ameraucanas - is this pairing possible?

BB Red is fine so is Silver Duckwing to use for Isabel. I was using those for answering your questions.

Isabel is just Lavender Duckwing, so Lavender(Self Blue) is required to add the gene.

Yes but the lavender gene is recessive. Simplified: isabel is the lavender gene plus the duckwing gene. Self blue is the lavender gene on the black gene. You need to breed the offspring together to get Isabels. They will only be a small percentage of the offspring so you will have to hatch a lot.
Both duckwing and lavender are recessive genes

Duckwing is Intermediate, it's both Dominant, or Recessive depending on what other genes are present.

That's why I said simplified
It is recessive to black.

I was just try not to make sure nobody would get confused.
Thank you both so much for your help, I really appreciate it.

I think I'm going to try and create Isabel OEGB this season, you both have answered my questions beautifully.
 
In Ameraucana, Isabel is Lavender on Wheaten base.

Any color involving Lavender is a lot of work to make/keep clean of feather shredding gene.
There are a few good breeders of AMs who've already put the time into it, so my advice would be to just get chicks/eggs from them and save yourself so much hassle & $$.
 

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