Self-blue or ...? Need an expert!

[Sixandahalfacres]

Two weeks ago I hatched out some mixes from my flock - I have BBS Orpingtons, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers (I say that loosely because I got them as mixes so I’m not sure what their background is, just that they lay me Olive coloured eggs), and a few brown-egg laying barnyard mixes. The roosters covering the eggs were Olive Eggers (BCM crosses with Easter Eggers). I wish I could remember what colour egg this little guy hatched from but I didn’t keep track so I have no idea - either blue, olive, pink, or brown... anyways, I’m not sure if he is self-blue (lavender) or blue?! He also seems to have some barring on his wings which is curious as I have no barring in my flock. I am also not sure of the gender, but he’s quite big compared to most of the other chicks and has a bit of a comb so I think it might be a he.

I have a theory that a black orpington rooster I aquired and used last year to breed more Orpingtons might have been split to lavender although the lady I got him from didn’t know his history either. I have two blacks I hatched last year and he could have come from one of their eggs.

Is it just wishful thinking that he is self-blue?! He doesn’t seem either splash or blue. Bonus for me: he’s very calm and sweet compared to most of my other wild chicks.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How's your chick developing? Can you share new pictures?

 

[Sixandahalfacres]

My chick is growing nicely - I still have no idea what mix he/she is. I also don’t know what sex he/she is. I assumed rooster, but at almost 7 weeks his comb isn’t growing at all. Anyone want to weigh in? He does have a tail, but it’s quite small yet which leads me to think he might be a he. Ps. He looks a bit brown in some photos, but someone just pooped on him...

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Looks like a pullet to me.

 

[Sixandahalfacres]

Looks like a pullet to me.

I hope so! It’s just so weird that he/she doesn’t seem to have much of a tail.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I hope so! It’s just so weird that he/she doesn’t seem to have much of a tail.

Tails come in last usually.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

She looks like a normal blue chick, not a lavender/self blue. Since she is blue, she came from one of your BBS orpingtons.