Silkies Of A Different Color

[GA_in_GA]

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Really pretty girl, C! Hope you'll have super chicks from her.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Can someone help me identify the color of these chicks. The dad is a blue Showgirl Cock bird. The moms to pick from are b/b/s (none were supposed to be from an split pen but someone may have pulled a fast one on me).

the 3 of them together

for comparison of my normal blue chicks

The little Showgirl that same color

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Wrong thread. sorry!
I still need to know the color of chicks in my above post!

 

[BetsyOK]

Llikely splash. The splashes will show up gradually. Pretty babes!

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Admittedly do not get a lot of splash but the few splash I do get have not ever had this well almost greyish/cloud looking fluff. I do not have a new splash/blue layer. I know because I only have 2 splashes hens and the 4 blues. The only thing new laying are a few black. Could a black be throwing this? I like the color don't get me wrong. I just want to know what color hen to look for when I go to separate the pens later in Jan.

Thanks for your reply and compliment.

 

[workinnanie]

They are so pretty!

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

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Thank you!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I agree that they look to be splash. Some blacks are really very dark blues. If a splash hen is the mother, her chicks will be either blue or splash. If the father is blue, the chicks will be evenly split (statistically) between blue and splash. If both parents are blue, about half the chicks will be blue a quarter splash and a quarter black. For the percentages to be accurate, you need to hatch lots, with a small hatch, the numbers often do not match the probability.

 

[LilQtBear]

Hello all... I need help deciding what color this silkie is. It (don't know if boy or girl) was sold to me as partridge...but partridge site says "no"
Is this a color or what happens when you cross two colors you shouldn't???

Without flash- kind of darkened the color a little

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With flash... kind of yellowed it out a little no happy medium I tell ya

Please note she is kinda "ruff" due to being in growing stages, she is a teen and has been caged for quarantine..new to farm
And of course the camera wasn't workin with me much to bring out colors

 

[nicalandia]

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looks wild type colored rooster to me... but most will say Partridge

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after a closer look I see hes chest look restricted, so he is a mix of color..