Silky is it a splash? Blue? else? and is it a rooster or hen?

[bossynbella]

We hatched this out this spring. I thought it was a splash. But was looking at splash silkys online and it doesn't look like them.
I think its a rooster but not sure?

Is it a splash? or some weird mix? I had my black/blue seperated from my whites but there is a chance one of the white roosters got with my black hen once.


Also was given this pretty girl from a friend is it a blue or splash??? I know its a hen she lays. lol (not the best picture they are in a chicken tractor and didn't like the intrusion of the camera through the top wire!) She is very pretty a med dark blue on head fading to a light grey/almost with a purple color at the back of her back.

(an older picture of her)
Thanks in advance for the help
Melissa

 

[LeBlackbird]

The first is mixed color, The second is blue.

 

[Camelot Farms]

1st one does look like a Roo.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

1. Gray (or birchen?) Roo
2. Looks like a blue pullet

 

[bossynbella]

So I should sell that rooster then huh? Not something to involve in a blue/black/splash breeding program??

Thanks again
Melissa

 

[usschicago1]

hmmm first one looks porcelian (sorry for spelling) to me?

 

[Year of the Rooster]

First one looks like Columbian to me.

 

[silkieluver_07]

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That or an oddcolored grey? I wouldn't keep him in a blue, black, or splash breeding program if you want those three colors. If you wanted to pursue the color maybe try crossing with black hens? But idk anything about genetics so I couldd be totally off.