Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[woodlandsprite]

Aha! I will go down to the coop and check wings! I'll try to get decent pics but it's really overcast. Thanks so much for the guidance! Back soon with a report!

You have some GORGEOUS chickens and I'm very envious of you...

 

[houlahoula]

You have some GORGEOUS chickens and I'm very envious of you...

Thank you so much for the compliment! I got extremely lucky with an EBay egg purchase. I hatched 11 of the 14 and they have been very healthy. I must have done something really nice to have that kind of success with shipped eggs!

 

[houlahoula]

A true grey silkie has the silver partridge genes. Partridge type chicks born with the so called chipmunk patterning can look Silver Partridge or grey. It depends who the parents are. You will know more as they mature. Grey silkies should not have leakage of any other color. (red, gold, or brown). So now it looks like a grey but it could really be a silver partridge or blue partridge. You will know when it is mature. Look at it's wings. Are they solid color grey or are they laced, barred, or otherwise marked?

Sorry I'm late with these but light was much better outside.

#2

The #3 bird is the same as #2

Below is one of mine that I call blue.

Most of the group in question below.

All just shades of blue?
And thanks again for your sharing your knowledge. Are you familiar with genetics in general regarding chickens or do you have a specific interest in Silkies? I am trying to find good resources on poultry genetics if you have any suggestions.

 

[MumsyIII]

Sorry I'm late with these but light was much better outside.

The wing above looks blue to me.

I believe so. They are really pretty and look a lot like blue silkies I've seen. If they were Self Blue aka Lavender, I believe they would be much more diluted.

And thanks again for your sharing your knowledge. Are you familiar with genetics in general regarding chickens or do you have a specific interest in Silkies? I am trying to find good resources on poultry genetics if you have any suggestions.

I know what I have and spend a lot of time on other silkie forums on the internet studying the varieties I have. There used to be a lot more breeders and hobbyists on the silkie threads here but they have moved on. I'm not as well versed in the genetics of the different color varieties as most but I'm still trying to learn and share what I know.

My new four day old Blue chicks.



My dark blue pullets are split to Lavender. These are their blue chicks.


Some will be dark splash.

Their Self Blue chicks are very pale. There is one dominate white in the mix.



They are the palest of self blue. I'm hoping they all stay pale. Some may become splash.

I get lavender splash from this mating sometimes. These chicks are from Dark Blue and Splash pullets mated with their full brother who is Self Blue. They share a Paint father. He passes a Lavender gene to all his offspring.

 

[promiselandfarm5]

That's very interested. Lavender is s fun gene to play with. Your birds are beautiful!

 

[houlahoula]

[COLOR=000080]I know what I have and spend a lot of time on other silkie forums on the internet studying the varieties I have. There used to be a lot more breeders and hobbyists on the silkie threads here but they have moved on. I'm not as well versed in the genetics of the different color varieties as most but I'm still trying to learn and share what I know.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]My new four day old Blue chicks.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]My dark blue pullets are split to Lavender. These are their blue chicks.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]Some will be dark splash.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]Their Self Blue chicks are very pale. There is one dominate white in the mix.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]They are the palest of self blue. I'm hoping they all stay pale. Some may become splash.[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]I get lavender splash from this mating sometimes. These chicks are from Dark Blue and Splash pullets mated with their full brother who is Self Blue. They share a Paint father. He passes a Lavender gene to all his offspring.[/COLOR]

Beautiful babies! Thank you so much for your time and explanation of the blues vs. other genetic combinations and offspring outcomes. I would love to have an opportunity to breed birds in the future but for now I live in the city and keep a small flock with a variety of hens. No roosters allowed currently, just me and my girls. I truly enjoy learning about genetics and the science behind the beauty it creates. Incubating is another love for me. I have hatched small numbers of a good variety of breeds, I'm the go to for all of my children's science projects as soon as teachers hear that I have incubators. Anyway, I could go on. Long story short, blue is not a color variety that I have really explored so thank you. Do you breed Silkies exclusively? Here's a funny for you:

My little bantam Ameraucana really loves the Silkies. Believe it or not, the last pic you can't see even a hint of him but he's right in the middle of all that fluff!

 

[MumsyIII]

Beautiful babies! Thank you so much for your time and explanation of the blues vs. other genetic combinations and offspring outcomes. I would love to have an opportunity to breed birds in the future but for now I live in the city and keep a small flock with a variety of hens. No roosters allowed currently, just me and my girls. I truly enjoy learning about genetics and the science behind the beauty it creates. Incubating is another love for me. I have hatched small numbers of a good variety of breeds, I'm the go to for all of my children's science projects as soon as teachers here that I have incubators. Anyway, I could go on.
Long story short, blue is not a color variety that I have really explored so thank you. Do you breed Silkies exclusively?

Here's a funny for you:





My little bantam Ameraucana really loves the Silkies.
Believe it or not, the last pic you can't see even a hint of him but he's right in the middle of all that fluff!

Your welcome. I have loved chickens before I could talk and since I could walk. I've raised over twenty five different breeds from Jersey Giants, Lakenvelders, Buttercups, Polish, Cochin, Buff Brahmas, Sebrights, BOEG, Call ducks, and many others. Right now I have a flock of Heritage Rhode Island Reds, Bantam Rhode Island Reds, and around a 80 silkies counting chicks. I keep around ten adult silkies per color variety.
I'm focusing on the Self Blue/Blue/Paint/Splash pens. I have a nice Porcelain project pen, White pen, and Blue Partridge pen under way too. I to love to incubate eggs but the real challenge is to breed a known variety to the Standard Of Perfection. I have years to go yet to get to where I want my birds.

Chickens are hilarious. Their antics never fail to amuse me.

 

[houlahoula]

Your welcome. I have loved chickens before I could talk and since I could walk. I've raised over twenty five different breeds from Jersey Giants, Lakenvelders, Buttercups, Polish, Cochin, Buff Brahmas, Sebrights, BOEG, Call ducks, and many others. Right now I have a flock of Heritage Rhode Island Reds, Bantam Rhode Island Reds, and around a 80 silkies counting chicks. I keep around ten adult silkies per color variety.
I'm focusing on the Self Blue/Blue/Paint/Splash pens. I have a nice Porcelain project pen, White pen, and Blue Partridge pen under way too. I to love to incubate eggs but the real challenge is to breed a known variety to the Standard Of Perfection. I have years to go yet to get to where I want my birds.

Chickens are hilarious. Their antics never fail to amuse me.

I am not looking forward to him finding his voice. He will have to go to a friend with a large farm where my my cockerels all are rehomed. I will miss this little guy!

 

[RoyalVista]

Looking for Lavender Silkies (Roo, chicks, eggs). Please pm me with info. I'm in VA

 

[paris_r]

i am hatching chick from several breeders, i have some lavenders that were sold me by a local breeder and they hatched out with a 'chipmunk' stripe pattern-looking almost like they were a cream crossed- see blurry yet illustrative pic

does this pattern hint at other background colours? -or is it normal for the lavender? i have chicks hatching out now and want to know what to look for. i have had a solid pale chick that looked lavender but then it got a dark spot on the wing so i am guessing a blue splash? i was thinking this was the same lavender gene that is in d'uccles and they do not have any pattern when hatched, but i have never had silkies with that gene before.