Mystery Chick Genetics

[fluffybuttchickenhuttx]

I have some mystery genetics showing up with some chicks I hatched.
Roo is what I assumed was a RIR. He belonged to the neighbor but kept coming over and knew they were going to eat him, he's a nice roo so we kept him to breed few laying hens.
Hens are
Sapphire Olive Egger
Sapphire Gem

This is the 2nd clutch. I gave the first 6 chicks to the neighbor in exchange for stealing the rooster. We had similar colors only the very light silver chicks had red heads and we didn't have a yellow one.

The SOE hatches very light silvers, barred, and gray/blue.

The SG hatches very dark gray with red and yellow that is turning gray.

I know the Sapphire have light barring, I'm surprised to see the Roo must carry it too.


My real question is what color are these pale silver chicks? They are very pretty. They look like lavender but the roo would have had to be black to carry that right?

I actually breed other purebreds and this was just a side project to get generic layers for eggs. I didn't expect to want to plan another pen but those silver babies are very cute. Like Sapphire Diamonds!

 

[cavemanrich]

I'm not into genetics,,,,,,,, BUT I see all chickens as equal LOVABLE birdies.
I'm glad you rescued Roo from the soup pot.
You posted some BEAUTIFUL chickens


WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I have some mystery genetics showing up with some chicks I hatched.
Roo is what I assumed was a RIR. He belonged to the neighbor but kept coming over and knew they were going to eat him, he's a nice roo so we kept him to breed few laying hens.
Hens are
Sapphire Olive Egger
Sapphire Gem

This is the 2nd clutch. I gave the first 6 chicks to the neighbor in exchange for stealing the rooster. We had similar colors only the very light silver chicks had red heads and we didn't have a yellow one.

The SOE hatches very light silvers, barred, and gray/blue.

The SG hatches very dark gray with red and yellow that is turning gray.

I know the Sapphire have light barring, I'm surprised to see the Roo must carry it too.


My real question is what color are these pale silver chicks? They are very pretty. They look like lavender but the roo would have had to be black to carry that right?

I actually breed other purebreds and this was just a side project to get generic layers for eggs. I didn't expect to want to plan another pen but those silver babies are very cute. Like Sapphire Diamonds!View attachment 4068757View attachment 4068758View attachment 4068759View attachment 4068760View attachment 4068761View attachment 4068762View attachment 4068763View attachment 4068764View attachment 4068765View attachment 4068766

The rooster is not a RIR. Looks like he could be an American game cross. Also, his beak is slightly misaligned, so I would not breed him again, and I would not breed his offspring to each other.

The rooster does not have barring. A chicken of any color can carry lavender, but this isn’t lavender. I believe the rooster could have the dun gene due to how brown his tail is, but it’s hard to be sure. If that’s the case, the lighter chicks could possibly be a combination of blue and dun. It’s also possible the chicks are just different shades of blue, and the one in picture 8 has silver from the hens’ side. It will be a lot more clear what their color is if you post updated pictures as they age.

@Amer what do you think?

 

[Amer]

The rooster is not a RIR. Looks like he could be an American game cross. Also, his beak is slightly misaligned, so I would not breed him again, and I would not breed his offspring to each other.

The rooster does not have barring. A chicken of any color can carry lavender, but this isn’t lavender. I believe the rooster could have the dun gene due to how brown his tail is, but it’s hard to be sure. If that’s the case, the lighter chicks could possibly be a combination of blue and dun. It’s also possible the chicks are just different shades of blue, and the one in picture 8 has silver from the hens’ side. It will be a lot more clear what their color is if you post updated pictures as they age.

@Amer what do you think?

Yeah, I'm with you there, he looks dun so I guess the chicks are lighter because they are a combination of blue and dun.
And his beak does look misaligned.