Definitely not light enough to be pastel or silver. The first pic looks definitely blue fawn but it looks darker in the second pic.
I have a momma hen now with babies, 5 dark, 5 light. Only one might be pastel or silver, I can see the shade is different. It’s kinda hard to tell in pics. But...
Having a Snowy adult throws light phase and harlequin genes into the mix, so they probably won’t look like standard colors.
The “black” based babies will have a green head (the males), and be either grey, snowy, spot, etc.
The “blue” based babies will have a charcoal gray head will be blue...
Short necks are common in Calls, the shorter necks are more desirable by show breeders. I’ve also found in my own flock, the females necks seem to look shorter as ducklings. I’m not sure if that’s common overall, but it seem to be in my flock.
But… the short necks also are one thing that...
I only use NutriDrench, never tried the sugar water, so sorry I can’t help there.
Occasionally they just fail to thrive. I have a hen that hatched 5 about a week ago, and I found one dead this afternoon. The vent looked a little clumpy, it may have been having trouble pooping, so keep an eye...
Oh and according to the calculator, assuming she is blue fawn, or dusky blue fawn, the ducklings will be 50/50 blue fawn and/or grey. But depending what else she may have going on, it could be a total surprise! :D
I can’t really tell what color Newt is. She looks mostly blue fawn, or dusky blue fawn, but the little white specks on her head and neck shouldn’t be there, so she has some other mix in her background.
If you want to keep more ducklings, I think you should leave the eggs with her. She will be...