Lav Orp x Black Cochin = Lavender Cochin?

[greenfamilyfarms]

If I was to cross a Lavender Orpington to a LF Black Cochin, would I eventually end up with Lavender Cochins? How "hard" would this project be?

 

[Goose and Fig]

Might take a while to get the leg feathering right. You know how partridge cochins still look a bit "brahmaesque"?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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Yeah...

I know it will take some selection, but I'm thinking about trying it. I think a huge, fluffy, feather-footed lavender bird will be awesome to behold.

 

[LilPeeps]

Ideal sells bantam self blue cochins. The type isn't great, but it would cut out a few steps.

 

[Elite Silkies]

It should give you split/lav chicks, then you breed the chicks together and end up with all lav's. I have a thread on here, and they explained it to me.

I am looking for a Lav Orp Roo to breed to my Australorps.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Not exactly.

When you breed a Lavender to Black, yes, you get chicks that are split for lavender. But if you were to breed two split birds together, you would get 25% black, 50% split, and 25% lavender, not ALL lavender. If you bred the split blacks to the lavender parent, then you would get 50% lavender and 50% split.

 

[Big Blue]

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Yeah...

I know it will take some selection, but I'm thinking about trying it. I think a huge, fluffy, feather-footed lavender bird will be awesome to behold.

They would look very nice and a good project. That is why we are working on the lavender Sussex(Huge,fluffy, but not feather-footed)

 

[Chickndaddy]

Starting with the bantams might be a bit easier. A lavender Australorp would be lovely. As well as a Sussex.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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I'm looking to do a large fowl (LF) project. Thanks for your help!

 

[chickenlittle32]

Anything large, fluffy, and lavender would be awesome