Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[Freckle Face Farm]

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She is lovely!!

 

[Smokin Silkies]

So, technically a gray is really a 'patterned Lav" then? I really need to buy one of those genetic books or something. This is all confusing. I'm a very fast "hands on" learner...but just reading etc. it takes me awhile...sorry

 

[jen5680]

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the gray!!!
She is so cute!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Play with the chicken calculator; cahnge one gene and see what happens, then change a 2nd, or go back to the original and change something different.

Easiest way to learn is one gene at a time.

 

[AHappychick]

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I know how you feel I can never keep up with this thread, and when I do it usually is in the middle of a big debate and gets washed over lol. I had a big loss this winter as well. I had a branch fall from the snow during the night and it ripped a hole in my coop and I had a possum get into my lav flock. Needless to say I took a BIG hit. Luckily I had moved a bunch the day before so my loss could have been worse, but at least 10 good lav and split juveniles were lost.

As for the possum I located him hiding in the coop and took care of him.

I got so upset and there are so many storms still coming in that I moved all of my lavs to the garage coops.

 

[Smokin Silkies]

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Play with the chicken calculator; cahnge one gene and see what happens, then change a 2nd, or go back to the original and change something different.

Easiest way to learn is one gene at a time.

Thanks, I'll have to check it out and play with it when my kids let me

 

[Smokin Silkies]

I hope I won't make anybody upset by posting this here but does anybody know if "Satin Silkies" has been taken? My daughter said we need a "name" and she likes this one....here's the link if anybody wants to look at it. Need some help. And if I'm out of line, please delete my post...Thanks a bunch

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5630432#p5630432

I didn't know where else to ask the question.....not sure how many people will look there...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

There is already someone who uses that name; maybe not here, but that is the name they advertise as, so I don't think you should use it. Sorry. (Offhand I don't recall who it is.)

 

[sonew123]

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I know how you feel I can never keep up with this thread, and when I do it usually is in the middle of a big debate and gets washed over lol. I had a big loss this winter as well. I had a branch fall from the snow during the night and it ripped a hole in my coop and I had a possum get into my lav flock. Needless to say I took a BIG hit. Luckily I had moved a bunch the day before so my loss could have been worse, but at least 10 good lav and split juveniles were lost.

As for the possum I located him hiding in the coop and took care of him.

I got so upset and there are so many storms still coming in that I moved all of my lavs to the garage coops.

Thanks Susan, I know you've had a rough one lately too

much bigger than me though so double

to you!!!

 

[Winggedheart]

I'm very sorry for the losses y'all have all taken to your birds.

Hopefully things will pick up.



On other note, this might seem like a really dumb question, but I'm rather new to genetics, is self-blue the same as lavender?

~ Journee