Lavender Wyandotte’s with feather fraying

[WillowMoonWyandottes]

I got some lavender Wyandotte chicks from a breeder and their feathers look horrible! They are currently 3 weeks old and I can already tell their feathers are going to be a problem. I knew true lavenders sometimes have feather fraying issues but I don’t know to much about what causes it and how to correct it if possible. I heard you can breed them to black and get splits and then breed the splits back to the lavender and get half lavender chicks that should have improved feathers but I wasn’t sure if it was true or not. So is there a way to improve their offsprings feather quality? I’m honestly trying to decide if it’s worth my time trying to correct it if there is a way.

 

[All4Eggz]

Maybe they're some kind of frizzles? I'm not sure..
Or maybe it is from stress
@Rhodebar Lover

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They definitely do have the shredder gene. I do believe breeding them back to blacks every few generations can minimize this. I'm honestly cannot say if you should breed them. I believe in some lavender breeds in the UK they have managed to "get rid" of this shredder gene, but many birds in the US do seem to have it. I would personally wonder if you would even be able to locate chicks who are without it