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That amount of red is actually to be expected from a salmon faverolles cross, since they have an excessive amount of autosomal (non-sexlinked) red. This chick is either genetically silver/silver or gold/silver, since his white feathering cannot be due to dominant white because of his black feathers. Also, a gold/silver split cockerel can definitely appear mostly gold.The chick has enough red that he should be genetically gold, which should not come from a Salmon Faverolles rooster (who is genetically silver.)
He is a salmon faverolles x Easter egger. The faverolles is not pure for the white skin gene and EEs, being mixed, can easily produce yellow-skinned chicks. (Green legs are actually yellow legs with a dark wash over them, and many of the potential EE mothers have green legs.)