visibility of barring on lavender

[NicoleRM]

I'm working through a plan for a project to attempt to create lavender sex links. Can anyone tell me if barring on lavender is visible enough to differentiate solid chicks from barred chicks at a reasonably young age? I'm concerned that the dilution via lavender will make the barring difficult to discern. If I can't tell who is barred and who is solid the whole plan becomes kind of useless!

 

[The Moonshiner]

We're all working on auto sexing barred lavender browns over there. Bit different then straight lavender sex links but I know she has tons of great pics of lavender browns with single barring and chicks with head spots.
I'm also working on solid lavender with and without barring but I'm still on splits no lavender yet.
Your project won't be as visible as on black barred but will definitely show up.

 

[ChicKat]

Yes it will show but I'll let an expert help you out.
@ChicKat
Show her some chick pics.

" your wish is my command..."
Here's lavender barred -- on chicks 2 and 3 weeks old:

Very visible on the middle 2-week old.

Here's a 3-week old, notice on the upper back where the back and neck meet and the back where the back and tail meet.
On hatch day -- these boys had head spots.
Their plumage is wild type + barring.
It will be interesting to see your progress in this project.

ETA - all these boys have 2 barring genes not only 1.

 

[ChicKat]

Here is a Lavender-patterned Isabel Duckwing - with only 1 barring gene. You can see the barring on the tail. As a chick, no head-spot, and the barring didn't show up as early as the barring showing on these brooder babies. Just as an FYI.

 

[The Moonshiner]

You asked at "a reasonably young age"
I would think you could tell the barred males from non barred females within a few weeks so I think it would work out.
If not double up the barring so pullets have one copy and the males two and see if that works any better.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I hear that u can use silver laced big wydotte to cross with lavender Brahma to get the barred lavender

You can't get barred from laced.
You need barred to get barred.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Seems pointless to me Because I don't think your offspring will be Lav at all.

I'm under the impression that Lav bred to anything other than Lav will breed as black. If that's true than in theory they would be sex linked by a large white spot on the head... but not Lav. Hence my statement, but I'm here to learn and that is my current understanding.

That being said... experimenting is part of the fun!

 

[gojira]

What breeds will you be using? Will the female be lavender barred/cuckoo? Will you use a solid lavender male? That is the only way that would work. Males would be single factor barred with a headspot as day olds, and females would be solid lavender. Google lavender Orpingtons, and maybe you will find if their head spot is noticeable.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Yes it will show but I'll let an expert help you out.
@ChicKat
Show her some chick pics.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

What breeds will you be using? Will the female be lavender barred/cuckoo? Will you use a solid lavender male? That is the only way that would work. Males would be single factor barred with a headspot as day olds, and females would be solid lavender. Google lavender Orpingtons, and maybe you will find if their head spot is noticeable.

I didn't know there was Cuckoo pattern in Lav... That's awesome!