Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[Gordonhillfarm]

Congrats !!! On your new chickie

And I'm far from even being the one to answer this question ----- But it sure looks Lav. to me !!! Tammy

 

[sonew123]

Quote:
Going to a gathering of sorts this weekend and then Lovins is having one at her farm in June--big one!! and you???

I would love more info on that BIG June one. I have been playing around in BBS and White Silkies. I also got Rosecombs and starting Bantam Cochins. The rabbits are still good. Added Geese as well and pheasants too!

wow you have been busy--I see my GF is getting your lav hen--I was THIS close to contacting you about her!! haha--there is a LOVINSTOCK thread abotu the June shindig-it will be even bigger than mine-let me see if I can easily find the thread

Here you go

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=439952

 

[trisha19]

Well my long awaited lavenders came today from Bren

and my new showgirl rooster from Laura ( Rilly10)

 

[Teresaann24]

Quote:

 

[Darling Farms]

That showgirl is so PRETTY/UGLY!

 

[kasey08]

So I've read on here that maybe you shouldn't breed Lav to BBS but can you breed them to the black in the BBS pen?

 

[chickendales]

Quote:
love the showgirl

 

[IndigoEgg]

So cute!! Love the Showgirl, but I don't have any... yet

Nice wings! I want some of Bren's Lavs too, but I'm broke. I guess I should advertise some more!
Hope everyone is great!!

 

[chickendales]

Quote:
they can be breed to black u well get blackbirds that are lav\\spits those babies can be breed back to lav. babies from this split are usaly black with lav spots and hackles they can be breed back to black to get black or back to lav to get lav

 

[IndigoEgg]

I've heard different things from different Self Blue (Lavender) breeders.... One says the Blue is better.... but I always like to test things myself... and Deb, who has been breeding them for years... says Black is better, so I think Black would be best. If a Silkie has all the right features, just about anyone would want it whether it was a showable color or not, though.
I did breed one of mine to Black, but she must have been Blue because I got some gorgeous Blues and Blacks from the cross. One just got BV at the show last weekend. Such a gorgeous slate gray.
Also... at the OH Nat'l, there was a Blue/Splash category that was judged seperately from Blue or Splash and they had their own BV and RV.... They were the Smokey colored Splash that have Self Blue (Lavender) in them...
In my 11 years of raising Silkies I have never had one that no one wanted. So don't worry too much about it... just have fun and try to do the best you can with what you have.
This thread is long, so maybe I've said this before... I just want to say I have some gorgeous Self Blue (Lavenders) from Deb and they have done really well with mine. I should have some extras pretty soon... the split pens are starting to produce them.
ON another note... I am wondering if Splash, White and Lavender could be in the mix for a Paint... because I got several from a coop that has those colors in the genes... blended together.... They all look Splash... some have a smokey base and some a white base... the coop is on the top of my June page on my site.

Quote: