Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[minihorse927]

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I personally would not breed him to blue hens, you might have trouble telling which ones are actually lavenders.

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I am breeding for my own purposes here so I am not to worried about telling them apart as chicks as long as I can tell when they get some age to them. In the meantime of getting everyone broke back into seperate pens, I am going to be looking for 2 or 3 black pullets/hens of good quality. Locally not easy to achieve cause most of what is for sale is not good enough and what I do want is not for sale! If anyone has any black or black/lav split pullets or hens for sale and are close enough to be picked up I would be ever so greatful! Pretty much within the state of ohio or down to lexington or maybe a little farther than that even. I would like to have 3 or 4 more blacks.

 

[KalikoFarms]

I am very very new to silkies but have fallen in total love with them and am in the process of hatching some that I purchased on the BYC auction. I am getting more interested in showing and really wanting to KNOW the breed. Is there a good book or website that can help me with the standards? I have been reading on this BYC site and on the others so I feel comfortable enough to raise some silkies but I want quality. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Rita

 

[mshuey1]

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You can go here and there very helpful and friendly too. www.americansilkiebantamclub.org

 

[mshuey1]

I just bought lavender eggs!

 

[robin416]

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You can go here and there very helpful and friendly too. www.americansilkiebantamclub.org

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Joining ASBC will give you access to accurate information about how and what to breed. Things like breeding blue to lavender is beginning to cause a ton of problems for people buying what they think are lavenders and turn out to be blues. Some faults that are easy to fix and how. And a ton easier to find than reading through several hundred pages trying to find an answer.

 

[Darling Farms]

How is the summer treating everyone's lavenders?

Ours seem to be handling the heat better than some of our other varieties.

After brooding for a while... we are laying again! Hurray!

~ Darling Farms

 

[Smokin Silkies]

Could somebody please tell me, or post pics of the color variations your having with your Lav chicks please. (faint striping, darker or lighter lav color?) Thanks so much!

ETA: Also the splits....should they be 100% pure black looking or do they vary in shade a little bit from dark blue-black?

 

[IndigoEgg]

There are some cool new threads on facebook about Silkies ... I am still trying to get some girls from my splits... They are finally hatching!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Sounds like they are split to blue, not to black.

 

[jen5680]

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Sounds like they are split to blue, not to black.

If a lav is breed with a blk how would they be spilt to blue?