Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[geosheets]

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Sonoran, I had recently read something about this but haven't been able to locate it again... would you mind sharing some of these tricks or pointing me in the right direction if it's posted elsewhere on here. Thanks

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Sonoran, I had recently read something about this but haven't been able to locate it again... would you mind sharing some of these tricks or pointing me in the right direction if it's posted elsewhere on here. Thanks

a drop or two of food colour in/on the vent

 

[CheshieChick13]

All the babies are here

Here are a few more pics of the blk/lav splits.
The light one is not a lav, it's a splash that I snuck under my broody

 

[kasey08]

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so pretty i want chicks so bad

 

[sonew123]

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congrats! They are so fat and fluffy!!!! I also had a split hatch today I only put one under my broody and it hatched!!! awesome for us-

 

[bacres]

Do you have any Lavender babies yet?

 

[bacres]

So, I looked threw my Silkies and one of my two lavender peeps has red comb and light skin. The feet are darker but still light compared to my blacks. Would it be a bad choice to breed it into my other silkies. Would the skin get darker or would it get lighter?

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Red combs and light skin should be culled if you are seriously breeding to improve the variety.

 

[bacres]

Well I only have two Lavenders. So could I use it to breed get darker babies and then sell it?

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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No. All you'll be doing is creating more inferior birds that will carry inferior genes and create even more inferior birds. Red combs and light skin isn't something that you can breed to improve. They are there, will always be there, and aren't going to change. As I said, if you are seriously breeding to improve and/or show the variety, red combs and light skin needs to be culled.

If, on the other hand you are just a hobbyist, then breed them until your hearts content and sell them for whatever you can get for them.