Siklie color questions! With pics of day olds!!

[KDbeads]

I have a splash roo over blue black and splash hens. So that should give me all blue or splash chicks correct?

We just had our first hatch last night, have questions!!

These are the various shades of 'blue' correct?

These are the splash, yes? I've had white silkie hatchlings, these definitely have a different color than they did!

If this is all correct... what the heck are these 2 ??????

I don't think there is another silkie in the county, much less a silkie roo considering how many chick orders I'm getting. Nothing can get in with the girls, Mr Full-of-himself would kill anything if it did. Only other male on the property is in the big girls pen separated by hardware cloth over 2 different pieces of cattle panel at least 6 inches apart.

All but one of these are sold, if you see a good looking one I should keep, point it out

Most of the 'splash' ones have huge vaulted skulls. So much so that hubby freaked out a bit.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Blue Partridge?

That's the only thing I can think of...

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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That's what I's thinking, too.

 

[KDbeads]

So how did I get a partridge color in there? Do you think I have a really dark blue partridge parading as a black? I do have one black that I've wondered about, if the light hits her just right I swear I can see a bit of reddish brown here and there. I just thought I was seeing things!


ETA.....
This would be her, she brooded a few of these chicks so the next batch shouldn't have any.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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I'm not sure. Maybe she was the result of a Black x Partridge cross and carries it? I don't know enough about Partridge genetics to know if that can happen.

 

[KDbeads]

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Interesting, hmmmmm.... More to think about!!

 

[vpeterson]

Question-If the silkie chick looks like a chipmonk, does that always mean that it will be partridge? Could it be splash?

 

[SilkiesAndSuch]

What cuuuute babies!!!