Polish color questions - PICS added

[tikidoc]

I'll try to post pics later. In our last batch of chicks that we purchased, we supposedly got 4 black crested blue Polish. They are about 6 weeks old. Two appear solid black. One is mostly white with random gray feathers scattered all over it's body. The last one is a solid light gray, with a slight blue tint.

Any ideas what I have???

 

[Vcomb]

due to the blue gene if you have true black crested blues you'll be getting three colors: black top black body, black top and splash body (mostly white with grey and black here andthere), and black crested blue. so you have what you ordered it sounds like. out of curiousity where'd you order them out of?

 

[tikidoc]

They came from Sand Hill Preservation.

I will post pics this afternoon. Sounds like I have an explanation for the black ones, but both of the other two have tops that are the same color as their bodies, not black (or even remotely close to black). The white one has a white top, they gray one has a gray top. The only ones with black tops are the solid black birds.

 

[redchicken]

are they from dave schwartz on eggbid because I know he sells black crested blue polish

 

[tikidoc]

OK, here are some pics:

The white (splash) one:

The gray:

One of the black ones (they are the same, as far as coloring - I suspect we have one of each gender, this being the boy):

So only two of the 4 actually have black crests...

 

[tikidoc]

Bump... so thoughts on these birds?

 

[LilPeeps]

The "grey" one is a blue. It looks as though they sent you blue polish eggs instead of black crested blue. That would be why the splash and blue do not have black crests.

 

[Vcomb]

I know who dave swartz is. I know how he breeds too. Long story short, his b.c. blue pen contains solid blues and b.c. blues. so you go tthe blues, not b.c. blues or at least not pure.

they look pretty healthy, not surprising to me for Sandhills birds. it seems here though that you may not have all the necessary genes for the b.c. markings.

 

[redchicken]

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We have bought eggs from dave schwartz he has some good stuff too.