Silkie pairings that throw lavender

[waycaster]

I am new to the world of silkies, I currently have 3 and am looking to add more this year. I love the color of lavender and would love to know which colors are more likely to throw lavender when bred. I currently have a black, white and a partridge. I was thinking about adding a few splash, blue or black. Any suggestions on which ones to add to increase my chases of throwing lavender? I know hatching lavender eggs would give me the gene, but I have someone who is going to let a hen go broody and hatch them out the old fashioned way.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Best bet is to purchase a lavender bird or birds. You can breed them to black to increase your gene pool, but it takes a second generation to get back to lavender offspring.