Lavender Silkie
A variety of the Silkie
Chicken · Cream eggs · Ornamental
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About the Lavender Silkie
Also called self-blue, the Lavender Silkie is an even, matte dove- to milky silver-grey caused by the recessive lavender dilution gene, which needs a copy from each parent and breeds true. Unlike standard blue, it has no patchy slate or lacing, giving a soft uniform tone throughout. It is APA-recognised (as self-blue) and is distinct genetically from the blue gene despite the superficially similar shade.
At a glance
- Egg colour
- Cream
- Eggs per year
- About 120
- Purpose
- Ornamental
- Sizes
- Large fowl, Bantam
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Broodiness
- High
- Cold hardiness
- Moderate
- Purity
- Pure
- Origin
- China
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus