Breeding to get Silked Lavender Ameraucanas/EE

[ParksPoultry]

Ohhh @HollyParks what a fun project!!!! Im working on similar right now - the goal is lavender silkies (or at least silkie feathered birds) that lay a blue egg! We should keep in touch about this project!! I already have some 2nd and 3rd generations growing out.

I’d love to see pictures too!

 

[Slothinc]

I’d love to see pictures too!

Yes!! That would be so fun! I’ve been breeding silkies to lavender bantam ameraucanas. The crosses from that lay the cutest tiny blue/green eggs, and they carry lavender. Then I have some paint colored chicks that are from a lavender bantam/silkie crossed back to a silkie (they are 1/4 lav bantam) so we will see if they lay a blue egg. I might test one of those paint boys for both the blue egg gene and the lav gene. The girls I will probably just wait and see once they lay. Attaching a pic of the banty eggs - the lightest one is the purebreds lav bantam and the other two are 1/2 silkie. And here’s a pic of my grow outs. The lavender chicks - 3 of them are lavender silkies that I got from shipped eggs. And 3 are the 1/2 silkie 1/2 ameraucana bantams crosses which I also had shipped… they will all help to speed the project along!!

 

[ParksPoultry]

Yes!! That would be so fun! I’ve been breeding silkies to lavender bantam ameraucanas. The crosses from that lay the cutest tiny blue/green eggs, and they carry lavender. Then I have some paint colored chicks that are from a lavender bantam/silkie crossed back to a silkie (they are 1/4 lav bantam) so we will see if they lay a blue egg. I might test one of those paint boys for both the blue egg gene and the lav gene. The girls I will probably just wait and see once they lay. Attaching a pic of the banty eggs - the lightest one is the purebreds lav bantam and the other two are 1/2 silkie. And here’s a pic of my grow outs. The lavender chicks - 3 of them are lavender silkies that I got from shipped eggs. And 3 are the 1/2 silkie 1/2 ameraucana bantams crosses which I also had shipped… they will all help to speed the project along!!

They are GORGEOUS! I can’t wait to start!
Yes, I recommend the tests! I did it with my roosters and it confirmed that they are both O/O. So that helps with a lot!
I’m just going to use my Silked Ameraucanas and a Standard Lavender Ameraucana. It’ll take some time but I’m excited to see how they do!

 

[Slothinc]

They are GORGEOUS! I can’t wait to start!
Yes, I recommend the tests! I did it with my roosters and it confirmed that they are both O/O. So that helps with a lot!
I’m just going to use my Silked Ameraucanas and a Standard Lavender Ameraucana. It’ll take some time but I’m excited to see how they do!

That is so much fun! Please keep us posted on how your project is going!!!