Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[BetsyOK]

I thought she was a self blue (lavender) until the last picture. The last one looks like a dilute splash, and in view of that, the others may also, but it is very hard to tell. If you breed her to a roo that you KNOW is a pure self blue or to one you know for certain is a self blue split, she should have some self blue babes if she's a self blue. If she's a dilute splash, she won't have any self blue babes, but they may LOOK self blue until they get their adult plumage.

 

[LilPeeps]

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self blue pullet

That bird is a splash, not a self blue

 

[Thomas423]

Yes, she is from my breedings.

 

[Thomas423]

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That's why I included the last pic.

I'm actually looking to not have the lavender gene in my splashes. I know that it is recessive, but I don't want anything funny popping out.

 

[chickendales]

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self blue pullet

That bird is a splash, not a self blue

lavender can mix with ur splash that why when u breed splits u breed to black because lavender is black bird with 2 lavender genes. when u breed lavender to blue u get blue split that could produce blue splash or lavender
and lavender hideing blue can produce a lavender splash

 

[rilly10]

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I am sorry but I have to disagree...that is a very light splash, lavs are even in their color and do not have the spots. She could be a splash from lav breedings (be a splash split to lavender), but this is exactly why people recommend not breeding blue or splash with lavs. Even if you test bred her to a lav, the babies would be hard to tell lavs from splash splits. She is NOT pure lav though for sure.

 

[rilly10]

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X2!!! I missed this but this is a great answer.

 

[rilly10]

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Looked back at the early pages and found this...see the last paragraph.

 

[Thomas423]

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I am sorry but I have to disagree...that is a very light splash, lavs are even in their color and do not have the spots. She could be a splash from lav breedings (be a splash split to lavender), but this is exactly why people recommend not breeding blue or splash with lavs. Even if you test bred her to a lav, the babies would be hard to tell lavs from splash splits. She is NOT pure lav though for sure.

I did not breed them to lav and I DO NOT want the lav gene in with my splashes.
I want pure splash.
I was told recently that 1 or more of my adults might be carrying it and I'm trying to figure out who, if any.

 

[chickendales]

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I am sorry but I have to disagree...that is a very light splash, lavs are even in their color and do not have the spots. She could be a splash from lav breedings (be a splash split to lavender), but this is exactly why people recommend not breeding blue or splash with lavs. Even if you test bred her to a lav, the babies would be hard to tell lavs from splash splits. She is NOT pure lav though for sure.

I did not breed them to lav and I DO NOT want the lav gene in with my splashes.
I want pure splash.
I was told recently that 1 or more of my adults might be carrying it and I'm trying to figure out who, if any.

i would just add in some new bood breed away from it ur splash are realy pretty i checked them out on ur web site