Lavendar x Lavendar

[RebelTeacher]

This may be a dumb question but I don’t know if Lavendar is a recessive gene for Orpington chickens. I have a Lavendar Orpington rooster and hen. Will they produce Lavendar offspring?

 

[MysteryChicken]

This may be a dumb question but I don’t know if Lavendar is a recessive gene for Orpington chickens. I have a Lavendar Orpington rooster and hen. Will they produce Lavendar offspring?

Lavender is recessive, it needs two copies to show.

Breeding two lavenders give 100% lavenders.

Breeding lavender to black produces lavender splits, or offspring with one copy. If they have one copy, no lavender will show.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Lavender is a recessive gene (all chickens share the same genetics!) so they will make 100% lavender babies!

 

[RebelTeacher]

Thank you! I’ve avoided putting him with her and the Buffs because he’s so big and pulls their feathers out. These buffs are smaller than other buffs I’ve had. Maybe I can put them together for a couple of weeks and take him out after that