Silkies

[chickenmom78]

Has anyone every had what they thought was a blue (grey) silkie turn out to be white? When I picked her out she was a solid grey color and now that her fluff has come in, she is a beautiful solid white. She is my first silkie so I have no idea about their coloring and I am absolutely in love with her because I secretly wanted a white silkie. I just thought it was odd.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I have 5 silkie babies at the present time. I am dying to see what they turn into, but I'm almost sure 3 will look alike.

 

[Gray Farms]

Its common for white chicks to hatch light/dark gray. Light Brahmas and White Rocks are the same way. They hatch gray and feather in white.

 

[AusHen]

It means it's a silver based white.

 

[chickenmom78]

Here's a picture of her when I first got her and now

 

[Happy Henny]

Here's a picture of her when I first got her and nowView attachment 1773226 View attachment 1773229

Wow, that is a big difference I have never seen that before. She is adorable though!

 

[twitterpated]

How curious she went from slate to white, but my goodness she is beautiful!

 

[Jessica2383]

Wow that’s crazy

 

[Glitterchicks]

We had a silkie chick died after a few days and I swapped her out with a new one before my husband noticed (he gets very upset when animals die, so I didn't want to go there). Are you sure nobody's swapped this one out on you ??! The color difference is insane!!

 

[NewchickieLTJ]

Has anyone every had what they thought was a blue (grey) silkie turn out to be white? When I picked her out she was a solid grey color and now that her fluff has come in, she is a beautiful solid white. She is my first silkie so I have no idea about their coloring and I am absolutely in love with her because I secretly wanted a white silkie. I just thought it was odd.

My white silkie hen (and white silkie rooster) just hatched a baby that is grey/silver at 2 days old. Both parents are pure white, so I’m sure this baby will lighten up also. Oh wow, ok just saw your pictures. My silkie baby isn’t that dark...she’s a light grey. That’s a big difference!