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lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:57 pm

So this georgeous hen is the last of her line.

I lost her mamma Fleur right after she finished laying her clutch

I am curious to know if Flower is what would be considered to be lilac breast, or if she is just a very faint purple breast?

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:07 pm

She could possibly be Lilac (you're talking about the BH Blue hen, right?).. what are her parents?

Were there any other offspring besides her produced by the pair?

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:47 pm

Tiffany, her parents are hen: BH WB BB and male: OH PB/WB GB/BB.
His parents are my surprise breeding pair

hen: BH/OH PB/WB BB and male: RH/OH PB/WB GB/BB. The hen`s parents I bought from another breeder going out of business. Male: BH PB/WB BB Hen: BH WB GB/BB. I can`t for the likes of me find their papers , but I do recall that on both sides of the grandparents there is lilac breast, but going a couple of generations. I just never even thought of the possibility of it coming through so far down the line.

I will attach pics of her 2 handsome brothers.

Piciorusm · Post by **Piciorusm** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:35 am

Beatifull finches!

Nice pictures!

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:23 am

Pretty hen. Janine. She sure looks like a lilac breast in that picture

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:04 pm

Thanks everyone

Being as how Liz was looking for a white breast (which she isn`t

) I have decided that she along with her 2 brothers will be added to my breeding program. They are soooo very special to me, and I really don`t see myself being able to let them go to just any home at the mart

So ... being as how I will now be keeping on too many birds

I will be requesting that hubby and the boys move out next week

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:07 pm

Aurevoir Stephane, David et Daniel!! It's been great knowing you!

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:12 pm

If her parents are Purple/White and WB then there's no way (genetically) she could be LB.. so she must just be a really pretty pale purple breast!

Are you sure the father is Purple/White though? You said his parents were Purple/White and Purple/White - but I see all of their offspring were PB, right? That pairing (the father's parents) could produce just DF Purple babies, too.. so he might not be /White unless you've produced WB babies from him?

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:22 pm

You are correct Tiffany.

He might not be /WB, but his parents definately both are. His parents have so far produced: 1. RH, OH 2. WB, PB 3. GB , BB.

I really don`t mind if she isn`t lilac

as I said it really wasn`t expected, and she is special either way

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