Lav x Black offspring

[Krys109uk]

I'll second that Harry.....
Mixing those genes can give some nasty colours ....

 

[Solsken Farm]

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LOL Harry, I meant to write Black. I do know not to mix the blue, but I hadn't researched if splashes would come out of the lav/black offspring, even if crossed back. MY title was correct. Hope they don't freeze, Harry. They didn't come today and it is supposed to be wicked tonight.

 

[Shaffer]

Jennifer,
Here is a picture of pen M-1 where all the visual Lavenders will definately be from. Charmaine

 

[wilds of pa]

Nice flock of birds there shaffers..

me like...

Charlie

 

[Solsken Farm]

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Thanks so much Charm. They look gorgeous. Off to clean the incubator.

 

[Shaffer]

Charlie,
Thank you for your comment but I have many more years to go. I think I am only half way there. Harry

 

[pips&peeps]

Harry, how's the egg color and the feather quality coming along?

 

[Kelpie]

I hope this is not thread jacking but what genes make a black split and what does it look like?

 

[Orpington Poultry]

Very Nice Harry. Thank you for sharing.

K.

 

[Shaffer]

Kelpie,
A black split is a black bird carrying the recessive lavender gene.

Jean,
Egg color in pen M-2 with the brother to that rooster is real good but all the hens are pure blacks. They were my best hens over the last few years. Egg color in M-1 with Lavenders and splits vary from what I think you call minty green and some a little darker green, blue/green and some blues or greyish blue.
Feather quality on the splits are nice, the lavender roosters are good, the lavender hens are more on the soft feather type or course like. The roosters are half John's and half another Lav strain. The lavender hens are the other strain without John's blood in them. The splits are half the other strain and half Clionsky with some of Paul's % in them. There are also a few hens that aren't split with 1/2 Pauls blood in them. Plus Paul's male is in with two lavenders. Jean I did not forget about you. Harry