*VERY LIMITED* This breed has it all. Seriously. They lay alot of pastel blue eggs, are an arresting platinum lavender color, are sexable as day-old chicks, and many sport a fabulous crest.  The Opal Legbar is essentially the same as the Crested Cream Legbar except in a stunning lavender color. This is the breed for you if you want females that can be identified by feather color at hatch,and a hen that will yield blue to green eggs, and an excellent layer (~210 eggs/year). Opals are one of a few breeds that are autosexing--the male and female chicks are visibly different at hatch.  These girls do well in Colorado and have the same traits as the Cream Crested Legbars.  A must have for a rare color to a backyard flock.  Added bonus-- pastel blue eggs!
 
The lavender color is unique, and differs from the typical blue poultry color. This color will breed true and is caused by the action of a dilutive autosomal recessive gene which reduces the expression of eumelanin and phaeomelanin so that black areas of the plumage appear silver instead, and red areas appear as golden highlights.