Discolored bantam chicks

[Slpeters889803]

I recently hatched some chicks and they came out really light grey and have a very faint stripe on the back. Any suggestions? The parents are both silver duckwing old English bantam

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Pics?

 

[Slpeters889803]

I'm at work right now but I will post pics later today.

 

[WVduckchick]

Males.
I just hatched these on Monday. Male on the left, female on the right.

 

[WVduckchick]

4 little yellow chicks are seramas, but the rest are silver duckwing OEGB. Dark ones are female, light ones are male.

 

[Slpeters889803]

So they do tend to have a light stripe?

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes, they should still have 2 stripes down the sides of their back (a slightly darker wide stripe between 2 thin stripes)

 

[Slpeters889803]

Well the 2 white outside stripe sort of blends in with the rest of the grey on the chick and you only see the dark stripe on it's head and it is very light. Is it normal or is it genetics or something else?

 

[WVduckchick]

Sounds normal to me. Still post a pic when you get home and we'll make sure.

 

[Slpeters889803]

I will