Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 My Lavender Pekin Chicks have started going blonde they hatched totally Lavender. Whats that all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellykelly Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Perhaps theythink they'll have more fun as a blonde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 I was searching google images, and they're looking like the Lavender Splash Pekin pics never heard of that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Maybe just see how they grow - could be going lighter and will get darker feathers through after. We need photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Lewsi is right, a chick's colur can vary a lot as it develops and each new set of feathers comes through. Lavender is supposed to be a notoriusly difficult colour to get right though and you often get variations on the theme. I have a lavender pekin, which has a sort of barred effect to her feathers in certain lights - subtle and very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 As Claret says lavender is tricky.. I've bred about 90 Lavender Pekins this year - very few have actually ended up lavender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 I never knew that about Lavenders being a difficult colour, you learn something new everyday I have a pure Lavender female at the mo, shes lovely. Hoping to breed her when shes of age, really like the colour. Ive also been told a few times, that Lavender is proving difficult to get hold of currently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
