I dont think she is a lav split but not sure need advise

[FrenchToast]

So what is a chicken calculator? Where do you find one?

 

[AHappychick]

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takes a while to get used to but it is awesome and made by a BYC member!

http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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google is your friend

(but AHappyChick gave your the shortcut)

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Here is a pic of a 2 month old split lavender. Hen was black, cock was lavender. Looked exactly like a chipmunk when it was hatched.

 

[AHappychick]

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yep I have a fe like that (well yours looks nicer) from my lav and black

such a cutie!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

That is a grey. She's a pretty pullet

 

[AHappychick]

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so why does the calculator not say gray when black and lav are bred? I think they look gray too all of my splits are a variation of that coloring when they feather in.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Grey would not be an expected result from a lavender X black crossing. Could be that the parent birds had different E-alleles. For example if either is E/e^b based and carries Pg, the bird would not be penciled. Bred to an e^b based bird or even another E/e^b, some will end up with e^b/e^b and Pg: voile--penciling. There may be other ways this could occur, also. BTW, daddy carries silver.

 

[AHappychick]

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how come so many others are hatching greys from that cross. I have spoken to 6 people and all thier crosses end up gray and all the birds are from different lines. So confusing

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Suze,

If this pullet was bred to a lavender, what would be the phenotype of the offspring? Conversely, if she was bred to a black what would the phenotype be?