pips&peeps :
It's a blue, lavender chicks are a real striking blue at hatching. There is no yellow down on them like blues and blacks when they hatch. See photo from ABC of blue chicks:
http://ameraucana.org/scrapbook_files/bluelf.jpg
The creamy/yellow down is not a indicator of gold leakage.
Here is a picture of some lavender chicks I hatched out from Harry Shaffer for a comparison.
It's a blue, lavender chicks are a real striking blue at hatching. There is no yellow down on them like blues and blacks when they hatch. See photo from ABC of blue chicks:
http://ameraucana.org/scrapbook_files/bluelf.jpg
The creamy/yellow down is not a indicator of gold leakage.
Here is a picture of some lavender chicks I hatched out from Harry Shaffer for a comparison.
