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Did whoever you got the birds from say they had a lavender parent?
No, you will not get lavender chicks. You need two copies of the lavender gene to see it.
The hens I don't know their background and the blue one I hatched out from mine and I was told they did have a lavender background but none have turned out the slightest bit light. They all turned out partridge, blue, blue splash and black. My roo I was told was a black lavender split but have since found out that isn't what he is. I was told he was grey and splash. I really don't know which he is. So I can count on not getting any lavender chicks with those two. I'm guessing i'll get splash. I'll find out if I decide to put them together.
My partridge hen which is a year old now has changed appearance after her molt. She had a black breast and gold on her back and a real puffy head. Now she has what looks like brown on her back and her head has a don king look. I can actually see her eyes now. And she's going broody again too.
I know they change after molt but I think that was a bit drastic.
OK, you've confused me. Which birds are supposed to be carrying the lavender gene?
If any of them are carrying it you have to breed the offspring back to the parents to see who might be carrying a copy of lavender. The problem is you said, blue and splash. Those are two of the worst colors to breed lavender to. Even if you got one to hatch out light you can't know for certain its lavender since the lighter tone of blue of some Silkies is visually very much like the lavender.
Kasey08 has a pic in the lavender section of a light blue hen. If you see it you think lavender. But I know who the breeder is and know that there is no lavender in that bird.
