Self blues, what bantam breeds have this color?

[seedcorn]

Love the color. I assume they breed true unlike the other blue where you get black and splash?

 

[Kanchii]

Yes, Self blue aka Lavender is not related to the Blue gene which can get you black, blue, and splash depending on the crosses.

One bantam breed I know comes in self blue is D'anver, since I have some. Here's some pics.

They're beautiful, but more wild, of course I bought them from a breeder who didn't handle them much (but their quality is so high it's worth it)

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Lavender Silkies, Lavender OEG, Lavender D'Uccle, and as I've just found out recently, Lavender Ameraucanas...

 

[LilPeeps]

Self blue in fact does breed true. It is a recessive gene, so if bred to say, a black, you would get all black birds, carrying a copy of the gene, but self blue x self blue = 100% self blue.

ameraucana
cochin
d'anver
d'uccle
dutch
modern
oegb
polish
silkie

I'm sure there are a few more...

 

[QuailHollow]

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[Kanchii]

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Those are d'Uccles

 

[cthrash1]

QuailHollowPointers: The D'uccles are so pretty, if I didn't have too many babies I'd have a pair. That male looks like it has some cream or is it the angle? If he does then he's a porcelain instead of self blue. I have some porcelain dutch pullets and I think the mix of cream and blue is so pretty.

 

[QuailHollow]

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[QuailHollow]

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[cthrash1]

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By the way, do you have any idea how one gets the 'black and tan' D'uccle color as seen in the first picture?

I don't know how they do that either, were they from Millie parents? I'm curious too. I have to correct myself on the D'Uccles when I said I'd have some if I wasn't so filled up. I do have a male and 3 female Mille Fluer D'Uccles, I just always call them Millies so I don't pay attention to the rest of the title...Oops!

Your male will be really pretty when he's all filled out.