Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[featherbaby]

I got this new pullet that I absolutely LOVE! I think she is a dark lavender, what do you think?

 

[BetsyOK]

I think she's a beautiful blue!

 

[featherbaby]

My Blues are much darker than this....that's why I thought she was lavender. Any other opinions?


Also, If I am trying to get lavender babies from a lavender and a black/split to lavender. Which one would be better as the roo? Does it matter? Same question when I breed lavender to buff/split to lavender? Which color would be better as the roo?

 

[Smokin Silkies]

I got 2 Lavs recently and one looks VERY similiar to yours. I was told by several people on and off of BYC that shes Lavender but mixed with Blue. I have pics posted here if you wanna look

 

[CheshieChick13]

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Sure! I actually bought her at the Kentuckiana Poultry Show some months back. I saw a bunch of your birds there Donna, I remember your logo on the cards. They were beautiful! Apparently a woman had bought about an entire flock from you and was just picking them up there. I kept running up to each cage going AW DANG ITS SOLD!

She is a pretty bird, but she has a lot of gold/red bleed through. Her features are nice, so I bought her. I had read somewhere that Lavender can help to cross out gold/red tones. Seems to have worked

Dad is the rooster pictured in my avatar.

 

[Liexicof15]

That all being said, I want RED!!! Who has Red Silkies, and point me to them NOW!!?!?!!

I have a red pair of silkies. Not laying/breeding yet though. I will let you know when they do.

 

[CheshieChick13]

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Featherbaby,

Have you checked her wings?
Lavs should have white rachis (or shaft) on top of their feathers.

And black rachis on bottom of their feathers.

These pics were taken from the same bird

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

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Sure! I actually bought her at the Kentuckiana Poultry Show some months back. I saw a bunch of your birds there Donna, I remember your logo on the cards. They were beautiful! Apparently a woman had bought about an entire flock from you and was just picking them up there. I kept running up to each cage going AW DANG ITS SOLD!

She is a pretty bird, but she has a lot of gold/red bleed through. Her features were nice. I had read somewhere that Lavender can help to cross out gold/red tones. Seems to have worked

Dad is the rooster pictured in my avatar.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/56059_slappyandchicks1.jpg

AWWWW!! she's lovely

I want some greys but cant find any

 

[CheshieChick13]

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To bad your in Fl, cause I am NOT keeping all 12 of these little ones LOL! Send me a PM though and when she starts laying again I can sell ya some eggs if you're interested. Note they will be gray/lav splits

 

[ultasol]

Freckle, you might check with Marjorie Best in the spring. She has grays and I believe she will sell hatching eggs as well as birds.