Project Lav & Split Black Orps I hatched

[MissPrissy]

The sun is too bright for good photos right now.

Out of 14 eggs I had 11 hatch - 3 lavs and 8 blacks.

Of the lavs all 3 I am very sure are cockerals. The black I believe I have 5 of those that are pullets.

I will be keeping 2 lav cockerals and the pullets.

If anyone interested in the one lav cockerals or a black they are available for pick-up only.

These are very pretty chicks.

Thank you, Jody!! I love them!

 

[scbatz33]

Where in VA are you?

 

[shortcake1806]

MP I don't supose you're heading to Roanoke anytime soon?

 

[MissPrissy]

I am north of Charlottesville, west of Fredericksburg and east of Culpeper.

I will be meeting tuffoldhen soon to trade some hens but we haven't set a date or an exact location but that is over the mountains between she and I.

Roanoke is nearly 3 hours from me.

 

[joebryant]

What's a "split black"?

 

[MissPrissy]

It is a chick that looks black but carries the lavender gene. Select breeding with another split black and you should be able to hatch some lav chicks from them. About 50/50.

 

[klf73]

split x split give you 25% black (not carrying lav), 25% lav and 50% split

 

[joebryant]

Well, okay, if you two say so. Ain't never goin' there again; it's all way over my head.

 

[MissPrissy]

It is crazy, Joe. Half will have the lav gene - some you will see (lavs) some you won't (splt blacks). The other half you will see black but some of those will have the gene and hiding it.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Pretty birds!