Here is some interesting info: Chicks from White Plymouth Rocks that carry the silver gene will be smoky gray in color, and will be all white as adults. Another advantage of the silver gene is their feathers wont turn yellow in the sun like White Rocks bred without it.
What makes you think she is not a white rock? She looks exactly like pictures of white rocks I've seen online. Also when you look up descriptions of the chicks it says this online: "As chicks however the chick fuzz can be white to all shades of dark smoky color turning to white feathers as new...
Yes! My chick was yellow and gray and turning to white. I am not 100% she is a white rock. She doesn't have any black at all and that's why I don't think she could be an Austra White or a Delaware. Oh the joys of the assorted pullet bin!
She is like 3 or 4 weeks older than mine. Did her feathers come in super white on the wings when they came in? She is super pretty and I really think a hen at this point.
My white rock is 3 weeks old now and has no red in her comb at all. They have really red combs when they get bigger so maybe that's what is happening. Dp you have a picture of her I could see? I'm curious how mine will look when its as old as yours! I have a Welsummer that I am really...
I have heard much better things about Rhode Island Reds than Leghorns. My sister has RIRs. I think you will be very happy with them! All of my Easter Eggers look different too! Two are similar kind of grayish in color but still very different. One is cream colored and the youngest is black...
You got yours 3 weeks before we got ours! We started with 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Aracaunas (Easter Eggers I'm sure), 2 Welsummers, and 1 white rock from the assorted bin. Then my husband went to big R unsupervised and picked up one more Aracauna/Easter Egger and two black chicks. They told him...