Silkie Experts Iv got 3 baby lavenders Silkies I think ...

[chicken crazed 1o1]

I got three no beraded lavender Silkie chicks the mom was white and dad was lavender the person i got them from showed me the dad the lady said that he was a dusty color lavender now how do you make a darker lavender ? do you cross it to a blue or black ?

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

Anyone ?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Lavender is a very dilute colour. Making it darker would not be in line with the standard. Breeding to black will remove a copy of lavender from the offspring, and they will be black, not lavender.

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

ok here is a pic of the dad Is he really a lavender ?

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

Anyone ?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

He doesn't look lavender to me. Actually he looks more like a very, very dilute khaki (see the brown in his tail)? And showing some reddish gold. But that may be off-colour due to lighting, the photo or my computer screen settings. I'd want to see additional photos before giving a certain answer.

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

I dont have any more Lol

 

[littlecreekfarm]

Well I'm not a Silkie expert but i do own 2 silkies. I think he looks like a Lav.

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

Would he be a proper looking lavender or does the offspring need to be crossed back to each other when older to improve color ?

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

Anyone ?