Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[vpeterson]

looks good to me.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

So if you breed lav. to blue you get 50% blue and 50% spilt Right?

 

[brenTx]

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IF you breed lavender to blue you won't get any lavender the first crossing. All the off spring will carry one lavender gene and even though some may LOOK lavender they won't be pure. THEN you cross those with ONE gene back to a lavender again and THEN you get 50% lavender and MAYBE blue. I have never cross with blue because of the confusion so I can't say if you will get good color blues. Here lies the BIG PROBLEM ...CAN YOU TELL WHAT IS THE 50% lavender? Usually NOT. Blue falls too close to the lavender chicks in color. Black crosses are the best I have seen...the black chicks come out a beautiful rich deep black and can be used as black or crossing again to lavenders. This is where the BLACK split to lavender comes in. My males did show silver in hackles often but the pullets were great. I even used those black splits back on lavender getting 50% lavender and more good blacks. The silver in hackles for that purpose wasn't holding me back. They are show guality for color but sure good breeding birds for the lavender breeding pens

Your question was 50% blue and 50% spilt ...all would be splits.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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NO!

 

[brenTx]

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NO!

well I think I say that too?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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NO!

well I think I say that too?

You did--I think we were posting at the same time

You gave much better detail than I did.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Ok thanks I was not sure I have read so so much and I think I just got mixed up!

Thanks though!

 

[brenTx]

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well I think I say that too?

You did--I think we were posting at the same time

You gave much better detail than I did.

This is the ONLY thing I might have down pretty good. So give me one point for that Suze and you can certainly explain the rest. LOL I still have so much to learn. I might be some where near the top of the "knowing" class when it comes to paints...since none of us GET IT YET.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

So how are everyones Lavenders Doing?

The show season is coming up! Anybody have any babies hatching?