Cost of Lavenders

[TheMother]

What would you pay for a straight run Lavender Orpington chick?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I could get a pack of 10 for 60$ at tractor supply website before this whole panic buying happened

 

[TheMother]

I could get a pack of 10 for 60$ at tractor supply website before this whole panic buying happened

I saw those recently on their website.
On craigslist there were chicks for 25 bucks each! Sold out too!
I just got some today for 5 bucks each. Felt like I got a smokin deal!

 

[Feath3rDust3r]

The chicks from tractor supply and other feed stores are not usually good quality. I've bought some before and they all had the feather shredding gene...so when they were grown they looked like they had a silkie tail. Their body shape was too lean also. The ones on Craigslist probably had been bred to a better standard so therefore would be better quality. As in most cases you get what you pay for

 

[TheMother]

The chicks from tractor supply and other feed stores are not usually good quality. I've bought some before and they all had the feather shredding gene...so when they were grown they looked like they had a silkie tail. Their body shape was too lean also. The ones on Craigslist probably had been bred to a better standard so therefore would be better quality. As in most cases you get what you pay for

What's the feather shredding gene?
Does it have anything to do with losing feathers? Cause these Lavenders I got for 5 bucks on Craigslist are losing their feathers like crazy.

 

[Feath3rDust3r]

That sounds more like moulting. The feather shredding gene is reduced by breeding in another color such as black to get a larger gene pool. It's the way the feathers look, not that they fall out