big al
37 posts
Jul 13, 2005
7:04 PM
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Okay guys,
Let's talk colors...
How does one get a nice solid colored lavender and a nice rich colored dunn?
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Big Al
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
69 posts
Jul 13, 2005
10:39 PM
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Hey Al. If you mean "true" lavender, that's milky spread blue.
I think you are referring to what roller guys call Lavenders which are spread ash red. As I am sure you know, they come in all varieties of expressions depending on the modifiers and factors the parents contribute. I have quite a number of them this year and they range from one that is icey blue all the way to dark dun colored. The icy blue one is a grizzle to so it is kind of cool looking. Its nest mate is a darker charcoal grizzle. The lighter shaded ones are usually two doses of spread over ash red bar. The homozygous spread tends to hide the faint red bar. For the lighter ones you don't want to use birds that are expressing any kite bronze or dirty and sooty for that matter. For duns, all you need is a heavy dose of the dirty factor and usually one dose of recessive red to contribute some bronze.
Brian.
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big al
40 posts
Jul 13, 2005
10:43 PM
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Thanks Brian!
Nice post.
I've had them before. Very nice ones but was always unsure how I ended up with them!! LOL.
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Big Al
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
73 posts
Jul 13, 2005
10:58 PM
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LOL Al, it is kind of strange how the odd shades just "pop up". I don't breed for them, but this year is just one of those years where I ended up getting some interesting versions of them.
Brian.
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big al
42 posts
Jul 13, 2005
11:17 PM
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Hey Brian
For instance... I have a red barred cock mated to a washed out whiteish looking lavender hen.
They just threw me a white cock with tan in it's head and a very odd marked checker (blk) Go figure? I know it's from those two because I breed in individual pens.
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Big Al
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
Last Edited by big al on Jul 13, 2005 11:18 PM
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