The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[troyer]

Black, Blue, Splash. You nearly made me aspirate my Mt Dew Zero!

That would’ve been unprofitable!

 

[KF0002]

@troyer

That would’ve been unprofitable!

Chickens are a huge money pit, so its all pretty much unprofitable.

Blue is diluted black in chicken genetics. One blue gene makes a black chicken blue, two blue genes make a black chicken splash.

 

[KF0002]

Here is a better pic that isn’t blurry.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What about lavender?

 

[NagemTX]

What about lavender?

I like it but its to much work for me. Plus I want something that comes in multiple colors so BBS is best for me.

Otherwise I love lavender .

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I like it but its to much work for me. Plus I want something that comes in multiple colors so BBS is best for me.

Otherwise I love lavender .

I meant ... what does it look like on a breeding chart? I know nothing or less about breeding, but am interested in learning. I have some lavender hens and a black Am cockerel coming on.

 

[NagemTX]

I meant ... what does it look like on a breeding chart? I know nothing or less about breeding, but am interested in learning. I have some lavender hens and a black Am cockerel coming on.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you. Am I correct in understanding that a black-lav split will LOOK black but carry the recessive for lav?

 

[NagemTX]

Thank you. Am I correct in understanding that a black-lav split will LOOK black but carry the recessive for lav?

Yes that's correct.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes that's correct.

Then I don't want to do this. You'd have to keep crazy careful records, and what would be the point? Thanks.