Lavender Ameraucanas?

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There is a thread on BYC on the Lav Ams you can read how they appeared, the ups and downs of the people who worked through some real heartbrakes concerning the small genetic pool to get them healthy and increase their numbers while trying to maintain the general SoP... so it is real, just not an official colour yet.
 
azurbanclucker said:
Thanks. I've noticed I tend to gravitate to the blue/lavender/splash birds, looking at my flock. :)
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I have a couple of lavender? splashes that are just beautiful! If I could get a whole flock of those, I'd be real happy.

I'm not sure yet, but in the last six I hatched (actually the incubator did it) I think there are three lavenders. If so, and they all are hens, I will need a nice lavender roo to improve the blood line.

And most likely I will have some roos to rehome too. :)
 
They are the real deal. You hopefully will see them recognized under the name Self-Blue Amerucana within the year. They are lavender and it is the official lavender gene that throws that color. The APA will most likely IMHO miss the boat and not go with lavender after the gene and when someone breeds a stable pure blue with no lacing they won't know what to call it because that should have been Self-Blue but the name will be taken. Whatever people have to have their little power struggles no matter what common sense would have dictated. Nice birds no matter the name flag they fly under.
 
Lavender/self-blue is a totally different gene from blue/black/splash. With lavender genetics, you will either get lavender or black -- no lavender splash can happen. They either look black, and can be carrying the lavender gene or not, but they are still visually black. Or they have both lavender genes and have full lavender feathering. If you are getting splash, then it is likely blue/black/splash genetics, not lavender/self-blue.
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WVduckchick said:
Lavender/self-blue is a totally different gene from blue/black/splash. With lavender genetics, you will either get lavender or black -- no lavender splash can happen. They either look black, and can be carrying the lavender gene or not, but they are still visually black. Or they have both lavender genes and have full lavender feathering. If you are getting splash, then it is likely blue/black/splash genetics, not lavender/self-blue.
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My Dear WVC, Can I ask where you found this chart?
I tried enlarging it but still can't read the bottom crosses. :frow
Thanks for your help! :hugs
Scott (coffee in the morning?)
 
scottcaddy said:
My Dear WVC, Can I ask where you found this chart?
I tried enlarging it but still can't read the bottom crosses. :frow
Thanks for your help! :hugs
Scott (coffee in the morning?)
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Coffee, of course! But I'm going to try to sleep in a little. :D

I probably saved it from here!
I think i have another copy, but I'm mobile now, so this one may not be any better...
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