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aww that first picture really draws you in... \"the force is strong with this one... you will cross over to the LAVENDER side.... \"
Barb, that would be like Luke Skywalker defecting to the dark side. Keep the faith! Feel the Force!
Anyone experiencing feather problems on their Lavenders? I found some information online just now that was very interesting, but it was on another forum so I didn\'t think I should post the link. Anyway, some breeders recommended breeding Lavender to splits ONLY, never Lavender to Lavender to avoid the feather problems, brittle feathers, \"ratty tail\" and the little marks on the hackle feathers of the males.
feather problems, brittle feathers, \"ratty tail\"
Quotefeather problems, brittle feathers, \"ratty tail\"One guy told me a while back that he has a theory about adding the slow feathering gene to improve feather quality.I don\'t have any plans of getting into a project like that to find out.
some breeders recommended breeding Lavender to splits ONLY, never Lavender to Lavender to avoid the feather problems, brittle feathers, \"ratty tail\" and the little marks on the hackle feathers of the males.
This trait is pervasive and can\'t be eliminated by breeding to blacks. The splits can look perfectly normal but produce lav offspring with this trait.
it\'s not that you can\'t breed Lav to Lav, just that some breeders don\'t recommend it because of feather problems that can go along with the Lavender gene. Unless you experience feather problems breeding Lav to Lav, then I wouldn\'t worry. Oh, and they do breed true like your bantam Lavenders. Whether big or small, if you breed two Lavenders together you will get Lavender chicks.