Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[Darling Farms]

Hello BYC Guys & Gals!

We just listed a few bearded and non-bearded lavender silkies on RARE BREED AUCTIONS!

There are four for sale... a pair and two boys. They are all about four months old.

It's just a ONE DAY auction and will end tomorrow night at 9PM.

We will have more available soon! Ya'll should check out Rare Breed Auctions... they are great.

Here are some pictures...

This BEAUTIFUL boy may be going to live with JEN5680 next week...

 

[CheshieChick13]

Cute!!! Jens a lucky chick

 

[CheshieChick13]

Okay, this is off topic of lavs. I am looking to buy some nice BQ/SQ blacks or splash to start a black/blue/splash breeding pen. I have a lovely blue rooster who is currently running around with my layers, seems a waste for his quality. I figure then I could use blacks for splits with my lavs and just keep the blu/spl in their own pen. Having a smaller backyard flock I want to buy laying pullets. Please PM me with opinions on good breeders to use.
Thanks!!!

 

[E.M. Silkies]

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If he doesnt go live with her, he's more than welcome to come live with me!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If it shows lavender, it is lav/lav. If not pure for lavender (Lav+/lav) there is absolutely no visual indication that there is a copy of lavender in the bird; it is completely hidden.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Splits bred to 100% Pure Lav will give you 50% lav offspring, then the lav offspring from that breeding bred back to 100% Pure Lav will give you 100% Lav offspring. LavxLav=Lav

lav, not Lav. The capital indicates a dominant gene. A plus sign (Lav+) indicates wildtype, considered "the norm."

 

[rilly10]

Just put my first eggs from this pair in the incubator! I am really looking forward to their fuzzbutt babies!!!! I also have a black split hen on the pen and a few may be from her as well, she is hiding in the back!

 

[CheshieChick13]

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If it shows lavender, it is lav/lav. If not pure for lavender (Lav+/lav) there is absolutely no visual indication that there is a copy of lavender in the bird; it is completely hidden.

So a lav chick that is born out of a split parentage would have to be a true lavender chick. If the split is still there it would not appear lav. Did I get that right? I just don't want to screw up my lav project

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If it shows lavender, it is lav/lav. If not pure for lavender (Lav+/lav) there is absolutely no visual indication that there is a copy of lavender in the bird; it is completely hidden.

So a lav chick that is born out of a split parentage would have to be a true lavender chick. If the split is still there it would not appear lav. Did I get that right? I just don't want to screw up my lav project

Got it

The lavender parent will contribute a copy of lav to all offspring; the split lavender parent will contribute lav to half its offspring and Lav+ to the other half. THe ones who inherit lav from both parents will BE lavender; the one who inherited from only one parent will not show it.

If both parents are splits, the odds change: 25% will be lavender. Of the remaining 75%, 2/3rds will be split to lav and hte otehr 1/3 will be pure for not-lavender. However, you will not be able to tell which is which.

 

[CheshieChick13]

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So a lav chick that is born out of a split parentage would have to be a true lavender chick. If the split is still there it would not appear lav. Did I get that right? I just don't want to screw up my lav project

Got it

The lavender parent will contribute a copy of lav to all offspring; the split lavender parent will contribute lav to half its offspring and Lav+ to the other half. THe ones who inherit lav from both parents will BE lavender; the one who inherited from only one parent will not show it.

If both parents are splits, the odds change: 25% will be lavender. Of the remaining 75%, 2/3rds will be split to lav and hte otehr 1/3 will be pure for not-lavender. However, you will not be able to tell which is which.

You're awesome

Thanks!