How can you tell blue from black orps?

[speckledhen]

Its the sheath that holds the feather, next to the skin.

 

[Mrs MIA]

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I'm going to go look right now... she's out with my Dorking babies in the new coop.

And the sun just happens to be out at this moment...

 

[Mrs MIA]

Weeeelllll....I dunno...

She's still all fuzzy-butt chick-fuzz, so it's hard to tell, but I think she's black. She all but fell asleep in my hands out in the sun.

It's 65°F and breezy... just gorgeous. I could have curled up with her and fallen asleep.
I was hoping for a blue, but I'm not disappointed one bit... nope, not trading her fer nuthin!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Its the sheath that holds the feather, next to the skin.

Thank you, I'm learning something new every day.

 

[speckledhen]

Here are some Blue Orpington chicks for comparison-the last one is Suede as a baby and the one with the white around its eyes is Velvet:

 

[Mrs MIA]

Those are MY baby's parents!!!

 

[speckledhen]

LOL, you may not claim Suede if you saw his naked pics, LOL! That boy lost his fuzz way before feathers covered him up. He was PITIFUL, I tell you!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I don't care... I have a Suedelette... that's all that matters.

 

[speckledhen]

They are special, that's true. I love my Big Blue Turkey!