Lavender or splash orpington chicks

[ColtHandorf]

If that is splash, it's the lightest splash I've ever seen. Can a bird be both Splash and Chocolate? So like a Mauve Splash? Maybe that accounts for the light even shade.

 

[smott]

Just wanted to update this post. My orpingtons are now 14 weeks old.
Hank is still a "mystery bird". He is still very uniformly cream in color with silvery undertone on his head/neck. His wings have some feathers that are silvery in color with darker shafts, as well as some very light buff/mauve colored areas that have recently developed.
Harriet may very well be a Harry. No one has crowed or shown any roosterly behaviors yet, but comb/waddles are bright red/large and has just recently sprouted some suspicious tail feathers .
Hannah is the only easy one... obviously a lavender pullet.
Attaching pics!

 

[All4Eggz]

Agreed. Looks like lavender orpingtons and a buff orpington

 

[smott]

This is Hank.

 

[smott]

This is Harriet or aka Harry lol

 

[smott]

This is Hannah.

 

[smott]

Agreed. Looks like lavender orpingtons and a buff orpington

just attached new pics of them at 14 weeks. he is not a buff, but i really don't know what he is lol.

 

[ColtHandorf]

@smott Did the breeder work with Mauve at all? I wonder if he's a Splash Mauve. @The Moonshiner, @Amer, @nicalandia do any of you have any insight to the genotype of this bird, based on the phenotype?

 

[All4Eggz]

just attached new pics of them at 14 weeks. he is not a buff, but i really don't know what he is lol.

Well now they all look like lavender orpingtons, lol. sorry for the late reply

 

[smott]

@smott Did the breeder work with Mauve at all? I wonder if he's a Splash Mauve. @The Moonshiner, @Amer, @nicalandia do any of you have any insight to the genotype of this bird, based on the phenotype?

I was told the selection was supposed to include B/B/S and lavender, but obviously something is a little off lol. I purchased from someone local, but she had hatched them from eggs she bought from another breeder.