Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[sonew123]

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so so cute! cant wait to see the others!

 

[kasey08]

i know you prolly already answered this but just way to many pages if i get lav hens what color roo should i get? i already have a blue roo but i'm not sure if i can mix the 2

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Breed to lavender or to porcelain or to black. NOT to blue.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I'm pretty sure there is a recent thread on exactly this topic, although it might have been a few pages back in this thread. Most breeders do not sell eggs; a few do.

 

[Gordonhillfarm]

Does anyone have a pic of a porcelain silkie ? I don't think I've ever seen this color and am curious to what it looks like . Thanks Tammy .B
Sonoran i noticed your working on choclate silkies . I'll bet those are something to see . Do you have any pics yet ?

 

[kasey08]

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Breed to lavender or to porcelain or to black. NOT to blue.

so if i want blues and lav in the same pen i should get a black roo and blue and lav hens? what % would come out lav?

 

[Elite Silkies]

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Breed to lavender or to porcelain or to black. NOT to blue.

so if i want blues and lav in the same pen i should get a black roo and blue and lav hens? what % would come out lav?

You do not need to mix blue with Lavender at all. It will create a mess. You need to breed the Lavender to either Lavender or Black.

If you want blue, then you need a separate pen for that color.

 

[kasey08]

ok thanks

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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so if i want blues and lav in the same pen i should get a black roo and blue and lav hens? what % would come out lav?

You do not need to mix blue with Lavender at all. It will create a mess. You need to breed the Lavender to either Lavender or Black.

If you want blue, then you need a separate pen for that color.

Black cock + blue hens and lavender hens; not mixing blue & lavender

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Breed to lavender or to porcelain or to black. NOT to blue.

so if i want blues and lav in the same pen i should get a black roo and blue and lav hens? what % would come out lav?

Unless the black is split to lav, you will get blacks who are split to lav. However, you will not be able to differentiate between them and the blacks who came from blue mama's (of course there are tricks for marking who laid which egg).

If the black cock is split to lav, you will get half lavender and half black split to lav.