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[BarrettG]

That's what I was thinking! I use my Lav to Lav for breeding

 

[BarrettG]

I see you have a ? after "Lav", so maybe those chicks are blue.  Your white hen could carry splash.
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John, I put a ? After Lav because I have no clue what to call them. As stated above I think they would be classified as easter eggers.
You have more experience in your little toe then I have in my whole body, these wouldn't be classified as Amerucanas correct?
I have another question, this Lav hatch was the worst hatch I have had unfortunately. I had about 6 that were ready to come out and just died. They were pipping and peeping and then nothing, they stopped. Is that because I used the first eggs from the chicken? What did I do wrong?

 

[pips&peeps]

John, I put a ? After Lav because I have no clue what to call them. As stated above I think they would be classified as easter eggers.
You have more experience in your little toe then I have in my whole body, these wouldn't be classified as Amerucanas correct?
I have another question, this Lav hatch was the worst hatch I have had unfortunately. I had about 6 that were ready to come out and just died. They were pipping and peeping and then nothing, they stopped. Is that because I used the first eggs from the chicken? What did I do wrong?

The picture from the incubator look as if they were a bit dry. Not enough moisture when they hatched.

Did you fill up the water spots in the incubator? Some people just connect a fish tank tube through the hole where the red caps are and a big 60 ml syringe to keep the moisture flowing during hatch.

 

[BarrettG]

You know, that makes sense because they looked like they dried up. I had the humidity at about 65%. What should it be at. I figured 50 and up is ok.

 

[BarrettG]

Here is a better pic of the chickens that came from the Lavender roo and White Amerucana hen. I guess from an above statement that Lavs when breed to other colors come out black? I would think Theo would be Lab and white but I am a newb lol

 

[pips&peeps]

You know, that makes sense because they looked like they dried up. I had the humidity at about 65%. What should it be at. I figured 50 and up is ok.

That should be good, maybe the fan is too strong. Maybe put a sponge in there next time. Did you open the lid very much????

 

[pips&peeps]

Here is a better pic of the chickens that came from the Lavender roo and White Amerucana hen. I guess from an above statement that Lavs when breed to other colors come out black? I would think Theo would be Lab and white but I am a newb lol

Recessive means that the birds has to have two copies of the gene for it to express the color. White is recessive and so is lavender. The chicks only got one lav gene and one white gene, so the colors will not be expressed.

Recessive white basically covers all colors, some not to well, but most of them. The lavender gene dilutes black to the lavender color.

 

[FowlStuff]

John, I put a ? After Lav because I have no clue what to call them. As stated above I think they would be classified as easter eggers.
You have more experience in your little toe then I have in my whole body, these wouldn't be classified as Amerucanas correct?
I have another question, this Lav hatch was the worst hatch I have had unfortunately. I had about 6 that were ready to come out and just died. They were pipping and peeping and then nothing, they stopped. Is that because I used the first eggs from the chicken? What did I do wrong?

I read in another post by you that some eggs were from a lavender to lavender mating, so maybe some are lavender chicks.
The original post I read said it was a lavender male over white female, so that would normally produce black chicks but not knowing the breeding behind your birds I wouldn't rule out other possibilities like blue and white.
For the price you paid I sure hope they are Ameraucanas.

Sorry about the poor hatch, but there are so many variables that can contribute to it and it may have been a combination of things that went wrong. I can't direct you to other forums for guidance (rule #10 I'm told), but I believe there is a subforum on this site dealing with incubating. There is a little book called A GUIDGE TO BETTER HATCHING", by Janet Stromberg, that I bought decades ago that may be helpful.

 

[BarrettG]

Thanks John. I will check out the book. I'm not sure how the Lavs I have were created. After the awesome explanation by pips&peeps I get why they are blackish looking. My white Amerucana (the mother of the blackish birds) lays big blue eggs and has a Pee comb. I'm not sure of her parents though. Check out my baby Lav. These were from 2 Lavs

This is my wife holding another one

 

[BarrettG]

Recessive means that the birds has to have two copies of the gene for it to express the color.  White is recessive and so is lavender.  The chicks only got one lav gene and one white gene, so the colors will not be expressed.

Recessive white basically covers all colors, some not to well, but most of them.  The lavender gene dilutes black to the lavender color.

What an explanation. I totally get the ressesiv thing now. So how do people create Lavs? The have a black and white ressesiv bird mate? I'm still a little confused by what you said at the end. Lavender dilutes black to lavender color? Does this mean a lav and black can make a Lavender Amerucana?

Thank you so much for your time. Things I'm not used to can take me a minute to understand lol People like you and everyone else on this thread is why I love this site. Thank you for spreading the knowledge!