Recessive white carrying other colours?

[Lobodugald]

Good day everyone.
I am so confused and need your help.
We purchased two ''pure white'' stunning Silkies and the hen went broody a month later. (I am however confused about the white part since they actually look ''light buff'' in colour to me)
Anyway, we let her hatch some eggs but now that the babies are 4 weeks old they all look like Silver Partridge, every single one of them!
Can anyone explain to me how this could be possible?
I can understand that dominant white can carry a recessive gene for another colour but how on earth can two recessive white birds make silver partridge babies?
Could my hen have mated with a partridge rooster BEFORE she was delivered to my house or is there something ''wrong'' with the genes in both my birds?

 

[Pyxis]

Two recessive white birds cannot produce chicks that aren't recessive white when bred together, no. They ARE still carrying other color genes, of course, but since all the chicks should be getting two copies of recessive white, they would be 'covered up'.

She may have mated with another rooster, since a hen can be fertile from a mating with a rooster for at least three weeks and sometimes longer.

However, it sounds like your birds might not be white. Pictures would help.

 

[Amer]

Recessive white birds do not “carry” genes, I mean, they may carry genes but they often simply cover genes. Your hen could be red, black, or blue, but with the recessive white gene it would be hidden from view. Now, not all Silkies are recessive white. You could produce some colored offspring from a dominant white and a recessive white bird. (Though they would be paint.)
However, it sounds like your birds are not white at all. Pictures might help here.

 

[Lobodugald]

Hi guys, thanks for your replies. I agree with both of you so I took some pics of my parent birds to see if you can help me figure this out.
Now if you look at them in the sun they look white but as soon as they are in the shade my hen looks light yellow to me and the rooster looks light orange.
The babies are getting adult leg feathers that look like stripes and are light black/grey.

 

[Amer]

No, those are white. The yellow is caused by the gold gene and yellow corn in the diet, as well as sun exposure.
I suspect that there was either another rooster involved or one of your birds is dominant white (which should produce paint.)
Can you show me a picture of the chicks?

 

[Lobodugald]

No, those are white. The yellow is caused by the gold gene and yellow corn in the diet, as well as sun exposure.
I suspect that there was either another rooster involved or one of your birds is dominant white (which should produce paint.)
Can you show me a picture of the chicks?

Thank you so much.
Yes they do get some yellow corn in their daily mix and yes they love the sun because it is so cold here.
I sure hope none of my birds are dom. white as they are supposed to be Silkies which are rec. white but yes you never know what previous breeders have done!
I took pics of the chicks but you cannot see a thing as my camera has no flash and I cannot take pics of them when they are outside because I can't hold them and the camera at the same time but here goes, I really tried....
The first two pics I tried to get the legs in, you cannot see in the pics but the legs are full of grey stripes. These chicks were also born orange (or maybe Buff) instead of yellow or white.
The third pic is the rooster that was on the property with my hen before she was delivered to my house.
What do you think now? Ha ha....