Langshan Chicks..blue or splash?

[rodriguezpoultry]

After several failed attempts at the incubator, I got a good hatch. 4 chicks.

2 of them I am curious about.


This chick is a beautiful dark blue (at least the wing feathers...) Issue is, she has no leg feathers. How did this happen? Both parents were feather-legged.

This chick has a REALLY light silver-cast to her secondary feathers that are coming in. Her grandmother was a very light blue. Her father hatched out a similar color, but still not as light as her. She has excellent leg feathering for one so young. Think she is a blue or a (please Lord) splash?

 

[hcammack]

The bottom chick looks splash to me not sure about #1. I hatched a faverolles bantam chick with no leg feathering from two feather legged parents earlier this spring. It was also a splash and the only one I hatched oddly enough.

Henry

 

[keesmom]

I also think splash.

Funny, the white chicks' down is a darker blue than the blues.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I fervently hope it's a splash. I desperately want a male splash, but I believe this one is female. I've had a "female" year this year. Kind of good, kind of bad.

 

[LarryPQ]

I've had a "female" year this year. Kind of good, kind of bad.

Lucky you. You wanna toss one of those years over this way?

 

[usschicago1]

genetics Can cause the featherless legs. Every once in awhile a cochin will throw legs like that, and it just shouldnt be used for breeding or showing

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Weird. Just plain weird. Now that I look REALLY close, you can see a tiny spurt of fuzz on one leg and on one toe.

Hmmm...you watch, she'll wind up with two feathers on her leg...

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Updated photos of the unknown COCKEREL (YAY!) and blue pullet with two fuzzies on her legs:

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I'm still at a loss as to what this cockerel is...if anyone can give me a definitive answer, or any guesses, please let me know!

I "think" he may wind up being an even colored blue:

Cockerel up front, BLUE pullet in the back:

Blue pullet:

Unknown cockerel:

 

[hcammack]

I still say splash but I could be wrong tomorrow I will show some pictures of my very evenly colored splash faverolles pullets. Not really much splashing to speak of just powder blue some even have faint lacing.

Henry