Does Splash in silkies take a bit to show up?

[monarc23]

My splash silkie chicks are in thier first "feather" phase I guess you could say out of thier chick puff completley and into their pooffy feathers. However they look very white, I dont see any obvious blue markings/tints like I did when they were puffy chicks. They deffinatly weren't white as chicks they were splash. Anywho, now they look white like I said. They are almost 2 months old (around the 18th they will be). Would love any educated input on this

I have a blue silkie that's from the same hatch it's an obvious blue that's why im confused why I dont see blue on it's splash siblings.

thanks!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Here is my silkie boy when he was young:

And here is my white silkie boy

The splashes tend to look almost more light grey but not all white. You possibly may have a white? If you have pics people can help you in the guess work.

 

[racuda]

Mine started out looking white, but starting looking splash after about 4 or 5 weeks. Now, at 8 weeks, he/she has very distinct "splashes". Here is the chick pic. The one that turned out splash is on the right. The other one became white.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I just reread your post...If they look a little on the grey side you may start seeing the full splash markings later too. If you were seeing splash marks when they were young you may just have to wait to see those markings. Mine was kind of dull at first too but now he's very splash like and he's about 5 months old now.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Could also be a silver gene white rather than a splash. Some splashes take a long time to develop their splashes; others seem to have them from the get-go.

 

[monarc23]

I bought them as splashes from two reputable breeders so im sure they are splashes I just didn't get the "why do they look so white right now?" thing lol! Thanks for the input guys I appreciate it! I'm just being impacient it sounds like!

I'll have to update back once htey get their splash-in

actually i forgot i took pictures this morning! LOL!

Many thought that the blue here was a splash as a chick but I thought it was a blue at first then I thought splash, now i think blue again

 

[silkieluver_07]

I've been having some of my "splash" chicks feather out white then they start to get the blue splashing later on. Are these some of the eggs I sent you??

Their so cute! I just hatched out four babies tonight... I'll have to post pics!

 

[monarc23]

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Yeppers! Toby, Butterfly and Mouse are from your eggs!

(the blue and the two bigger splash poofballs)! I LOVE them!

The other two are much younger and still have some baby down to them

 

[silkieluver_07]

Quote:
Yeppers! Toby, Butterfly and Mouse are from your eggs!

(the blue and the two bigger splash poofballs)! I LOVE them!

The other two are much younger and still have some baby down to them

Their adorable!!! I wonder how many boys/girls you have

 

[monarc23]

Quote:
Yeppers! Toby, Butterfly and Mouse are from your eggs!

(the blue and the two bigger splash poofballs)! I LOVE them!

The other two are much younger and still have some baby down to them

Their adorable!!! I wonder how many boys/girls you have

I'm pretty sure Toby is a boy, Mouse not sure (pullet possibly but im no expert), and Mouse dunno either but i bet pullet as she's the only one with a single comb and it's small. I think you had said you had a single comber in your flock so this cutie must be from it!

Single comb or not doesn't matter to me one bit as they are going to be in my mottled silkie project so the single comb will be in there anyhow from the cochins

Thank you again for these babies I really adore them