Selling lavender split amerucanas

[KCkitten05]

I've been having a hard time selling lavender split chicks.. they are solid black and I've noticed they move slow. Anyone else run into this? I'm thinking I might move away from breeding lavenders..

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Ignorant here. What does lavender split mean? Will they throw lavenders at all?

 

[The Moonshiner]

How much do you ask for them?
How's their price compared to a lavenders price?

 

[KCkitten05]

I sell all the chicks at $4 a piece. The lavenders get sold fast. Then I'm left with black ones that eventually sell later. It's my 3rd hatch and I've only sold 5 of 14 in a little over a weeks time.

 

[KCkitten05]

Ignorant here. What does lavender split mean? Will they throw lavenders at all?

Lavender split means they have the lavender gene but it's not expressed because the black gene is dominant. They can throw lavenders if bred to a lavender or another lavender split.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ignorant here. What does lavender split mean? Will they throw lavenders at all?

Lavender is recessive so it takes two copies to show.
When a lavender is bred to a black the chicks are black but carry one hidden lavender gene.
Theyre called lavender splits or split to lavender.
When those chicks are bred together you average 25% lavender 25% black and 50% black split to lavender.
If you breed a split to a lavender you average 50% lavender and 50% black split to lavender.

 

[The Moonshiner]

So you sell lavenders for the same price as splits?
If so thats the problem. Splits usually sell for 1/2 of what the lavenders go for.
Where are you located?

 

[KCkitten05]

So you sell lavenders for the same price as splits?
If so thats the problem. Splits usually sell for 1/2 of what the lavenders go for.
Where are you located?

Yes I sell them all for $4 a piece. They are amerucanas and I figured that was a good price. Everyone doesn't seem to want straight run. That is my other problem I suppose.. straight run black chicks. I prefer black chickens. But my light brahmas and my Easter eggers go so much faster.

 

[RiverOtter]

Yup, there's your answer. Sell the splits for 3 and the lavenders for 5.

 

[BabasCoop]

Yes I sell them all for $4 a piece. They are amerucanas and I figured that was a good price. Everyone doesn't seem to want straight run. That is my other problem I suppose.. straight run black chicks. I prefer black chickens. But my light brahmas and my Easter eggers go so much faster.

Its nice that u prefer Black. But that is quite uncommon. Most people, unless they are breeding or showing, prefer color of some sort. Many are just for egg laying pets/ hobby.

Like our chicks. I have 1 all black Easter Egger (that my daughter picked out) The rest are all a variety of different colorful chickens.
I think black chickens are like black cats. Always the hardest to sell/home. Just my opinion.