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Lavender (Isabelle) Wheaten Project
John:
Karen,
I don\'t doubt the birds you bought were good quality and from reputable breeders. Many lines of blacks are not pure for E and some birds carry ER (I believe). I think Jean will agree that her blacks are ER based and that may also be true for her blues and lavenders. Breeders like Paul, Jerry and Anne all breed quality LF blacks also, but I beleive thier flocks are based on E.
These are all good birds, but they may be built from different foundations and it is something to consider.
Guest:
Yes I will watch for the hidden genes. The toughest, most time consuming part of this project was just introducing lavender to the EwhEwh....I\'ve culled about 95% of what has hatched. Once it is in the line 100% then I will cross them with wheaties again (your line) to make split lavender wheaties....they will look like wheaties but be carrying one copy of the lav gene. From that point it will be the same as breeding Black, Split Lavs and Lavs. Then improve, improve, improve.....
Guest:
Just popping on to give everyone a quick project update. After 2 years on this project I hatched my first lavender wheaten in May. He is feathering out nicely and I can\'t wait to move onto phase two of my project. He is very light, hope you can see the lav in the pictures.
The pictures were taken last week and since then his neck feathers are coming in creamy gold/tan color and his legs are darkening.
Guest:
WOW! Congratulations.
Guest:
Update on the lavender wheaten ameraucana project. Here is my official 8 wk old lw roo. He is feathering out nicely. I\'m sure he will have his faults as any project does but I look forward to developing this line into something outstanding. Sorry no eggs or Chicks available.
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