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I can almost guarantee you that those 2 breeders will also tell you that those are not Lavender Silkies. Those two Breeders are Bren and Deb. I am far from a PRO and know very little when it comes to Lavender, but I can you that those are NOT lavender's. They will not change colors as they get older. The dark ones will still be dark, because they are splits. The splash/lavender's will still have splashing, if not more than they already do.
They will never even out in color, nor will they all turn Lavender in color. Lavender is Lavender, they are born Lavender, she needs to learn a bit more, in my opinion.
Elite is correct in that the color will not even out. Further, if those are not from the true lavender line on one side, they aren't even lavender splits. They are very nice-looking birds, however. You could establish a very nice splash line with them.
Bren and Deb are the truely knowledgeable lavender breeders. I've been to Bren's several times in the past five years, have seen a large number of her lavender birds in several different generations, and have had lav roos from her and Deb for several years. I now have 7 full lavenders from them, as well as several black/lav splits from them. Their lavs are all evenly colored. Sometimes when the roos mature, there will be a very thin outlining of the hackle feathers in a little darker color, but they are not splashed. Elite and my lavenders are all from Bren and Deb's stock. There are others out there who have true lavenders, but they originated with Bren/Deb's birds.
The black/lav splits are BLACK. Lavender split with something else generally produces a "mutt," and those often mature out as grays (silver partridge). I've some that are fairly nice grays. Some, however, have some sort of buffish brown in them, usually in the primary wing feathers.
I bought a "Lavender" pullet from one of the other breeders, whom I believe to be genuine in his belief his are lavenders. I knew she was a splash (and said I thought so), but she was a nice bird and I'd traveled a ways for her, so I bought her anyway. I'll not use her in my lavender line. His line came from another reputable breeder, who also believes his birds are lavenders. I don't think either of them had/have any intention of misleading anyone, they are just mistaken. I have noticed neither has shown a lavender in the last couple of shows I've attended that they were also involved in.
Hope this helps.
