Once again, thank you— I’ve never had or even seen a chick of a cuckoo variety so I didn’t know what they would look like; all I knew is that I was seeing lines in his feathers and that wasn’t something I was seeing on the Lavender birds I saw online or at fairs. I’m almost certain it’s a male because I’ve grown out so many chicks I’ve kinda just started picking up on behavioral and personality traits that’re more likely to be seen in males instead of females. Like, the one that I presume to be a male is more social and a bit more defensive of the brooder. I’ll stick my hand in the brooder to replace his water and he’ll start pecking and jumping at me the way cocks do when defending their territory. But what the heck do I know? It doesn’t help that most of my chick-knowledge comes from raising OEGB and the males are show-offs straight out of the egg LOL
Huh. My wheaten AM chicks never did that. :idunno
 
This is why I don't work with lavender. You don't have to read all of it. The posts with the pictures say everything.
http://www.the-coop.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=88090&page=all
Thank you for the reference, I read over a handful of forums and think I have a decent understanding of the feather quality issues associated with the Lavender gene so I know that these chicks may have poor feather quality but I really want to try something new & interesting with my flock. The parent flock is gorgeous so I still have hope that their feather quality will greatly improve after the first molt. I’ll be sure to keep them in a pen that keeps them out of direct sunlight and feed them a high-protein feed. I have an excellent black hen and a really nice black cockerel to breed them to so that I can improve feather quality if/when the time comes.
 
Thank you for the reference, I read over a handful of forums and think I have a decent understanding of the feather quality issues associated with the Lavender gene so I know that these chicks may have poor feather quality but I really want to try something new & interesting with my flock. The parent flock is gorgeous so I still have hope that their feather quality will greatly improve after the first molt. I’ll be sure to keep them in a pen that keeps them out of direct sunlight and feed them a high-protein feed. I have an excellent black hen and a really nice black cockerel to breed them to so that I can improve feather quality if/when the time comes.
:thumbsup not all Lavenders have feather problems. Many do though. :confused:
 
Thought I’d update y’all: the chicks are fully feathered & their feathers look a lot cleaner and better quality & THEY’RE BOTH COCKERELS SO I’M ECSTATIC
 
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Posting a quick photo of my new four Lavenders! One is really a little runt of the 4. I have a huge BS Ameraucana Rooster who is extremely aggressive with me. I am gonna see if any of these 4 (though I ordered females) are a Roo, and may get rid of my big boy to a friend. Anyone have an opinion on the temperament of a Lavender Roo vs my big boy BS Ameracauna?
 
The color/mutation of the bird has little to no bearing on the temperament. Just as people are individuals, so are chickens. You'll just have to hope that one of the younger birds has a better temperament and personality.
 
Great info thanks!! Perhaps if I hold or carry a new one (if one of the 4 is), and handle it a lot more it will be better. I hope. I love my guy, but he really is a bruiser, literally!!! Tried staring him down, shouting, just turning and walking away. Standing stock still works sometimes but that is not very productive! Any other suggestions are welcome, except carrying him around which during the day he will not allow!!!
 

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