How is the lavender colored chicken created

[Buff Hooligans]

Does anybody else here think that the coloration is "just plain light gray"? (I think I'm too simple to notice subtleties...)

 

[nicalandia]

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NO...

 

[sjarvis00]

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NO...

i would like to see the adult birds of both sexes, ours hatch with a bluish grey dusting to the top of a yellowish white down, turn a slatey grey as they begin to feather with an eggshell white type color and light bluish grey lacing, as they mature the lacing turn a kacki brown / dun color and continues to hackles of the hen. The Males end up with a similar body color and kacki / dun Hackle saddle and wing bow.
I shoul add that they sun bleach to white with very minimal appearance of brassing. They are interesting to say the least.

 

[sjarvis00]

below is the description that we wrote and to allow others to breed to the same description.
Male Description:
Comb, wattles, face, earlobes: Red
Beak: light Horn with slight bluish cast at base
Leg, Shank and Toes: Consistent Medium to light Bluish Slate
Eye: Dark Brown
Head and Hackles: Egg shell white shafting laced in Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Back: Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Saddle: Eggshell White shafting laced in Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Tail: Well spread Eggshell White with no appearance of lacing or shafting in primary or secondary feathers
Tail Coverts: Eggshell White laced in Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Wings: Eggshell White with no appearance of lacing or shafting in primary or secondary feathers
Wing Bow: Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Breast: Evenly yet finely and lightly laced in a medium to light dun or khaki brown free of shafting.

Female Description:
Comb, wattles, face, earlobes: Red
Beak: light Horn with slight bluish cast at base
Leg, Shank and Toes: Consistent Medium to light Bluish Slate
Eye: Dark Brown
Head and Hackles: Eggshell White lightly laced in light to medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Back and Cushion: Eggshell White lightly and finely laced with medium to light dun or Khaki brown free of shafting.
Tail: Well Spread, Eggshell white absent of lacing, shafting or other coloration
Tail Coverts: Eggshell White laced in Medium Dun or even colored shade of khaki brown
Wings: Primary and Secondary Eggshell White Absent of Lacing, shafting or other coloration
Breast: Eggshell White Evenly laced in a light to medium dun or khaki brown free of shafting.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I'm confused? Lavender (self-blue) already has a description in both APA and ABA standards, and this is not it.

 

[nicalandia]

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I'm confused? Lavender (self-blue) already has a description in both APA and ABA standards, and this is not it.

Maybe is talking about Platinum Blue...?

 

[sjarvis00]

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I'm confused? Lavender (self-blue) already has a description in both APA and ABA standards, and this is not it.

Maybe is talking about Platinum Blue...?

the Bird posted as Platinum has a very similar appearance to soem OE we have been working with, My curiosity is in the final appearance of the Platinum male and female. The initial OE were the reult of breeding of breeding two "black" birds of an unknown breeding back ground and therefore the real root of thier heritage is an unknown. I am very curious as to the Platinum as it was an intential creation and if it shares very similar characteristics may shed some light on these as well.

 

[nicalandia]

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i would like to see the adult birds of both sexes,

Here is the Best looking Platinum Boy you will set your eyes one...

 

[sjarvis00]

Very Interesting, That is very similar in appearance: see below:

 

[dsqard]

The best way to get a lavender chicken is to breed a blue chicken to a red chicken and then you breed those chicks to a white chicken

(I apologize to the OP,

it has just been one of those days

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