Silkies - gray vs self blue

[fancbrd4me02]

So I am not a silkie person, but I noticed that gray is an accepted color of silkie and that some people have lavender (self blue) silkies. In pictures the color looks similar. How do you tell? Anyone have pics of both for compairison? Thanks in advance for clearing this up.

 

[RAREROO]

I don't have pics, but they are not the same, The color Grey in Silkies, I believe, is really just the birchin color, but really distorted from the silkied featheres, the the Self Blue is the recessive Lav. color. The Self blue should be lighter and a fairly even shade throughout.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

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Lavender is a Solid Color throughout the body, and Grey has different Shades (like a Partridge chicken.)

 

[PremierSilkies]

Elana Gray Hen

Violet Lav Hen

C

 

[Splash Giants]

Thats some very nice silkies Premier. I raised Self Blue OE for years and its one of the prettiest colors there is. I hope they accept the Lavender silkie into the standard this year. They are talking about a qualifying meet this year so maybe it will happen.

Donald

 

[PremierSilkies]

Yes the Lav's are due.
Jim Salle who judged the 08 Silkie Nationals in OK said they were receptive in the APA for that to happen.
I have seen there progress since the 06 Nationals and I think they are more than ready. Great progress from the ladies, oops and gentlemen in TX.
C