What is a black split?

A black split bird means the bird has black plumage but carries the gene for lavender coloring. Birds with two copies of the lavender gene will display lavender feather coloring while those with one copy will have black coloring and pass the genes for lavender to their offspring.

Lavender x Lavender

Breeding two lavender chickens produces 100% lavender chickens.

Lavender x Black

Breeding a lavender chickens to a black chicken produces 100% split chickens.

Lavender x Split

Breeding a split lavender chickens with a lavender chicken produces 50% split and 50% lavender.

Black x Split

Breeding black chickens to split lavender chickens produces 50% split and 50% black.

Split x Split

Breeding two black split chickens produces 50% split, 25% lavender, and 25% black.