Silver gene on black Silkie?

[msiler]

I had 3 eggs under a broody hen, and one hatched! It is my first time hatching any babies, and I am very excited, even if only one hatched and he/she does seem fairly weak.
The baby comes from a black dad and a grey (silver partridge) mom, and it hatched black but with a silver tint to lots of its down! Particularly on the neck and back.
I know that the silver gene from the mom can only be passed down to boys, so is it a boy? Am I just seeing things and the silver tint is just an "after hatch glow"? If it is true, what will it look like as an adult?

If it makes it through the night, I will try to get some pictures tomorrow!

 

[nicalandia]

I had 3 eggs under a broody hen, and one hatched! It is my first time hatching any babies, and I am very excited, even if only one hatched and he/she does seem fairly weak.
The baby comes from a black dad and a grey (silver partridge) mom, and it hatched black but with a silver tint to lots of its down! Particularly on the neck and back.
I know that the silver gene from the mom can only be passed down to boys, so is it a boy? Am I just seeing things and the silver tint is just an "after hatch glow"? If it is true, what will it look like as an adult?

If it makes it through the night, I will try to get some pictures tomorrow!

Neither Silver nor Gold are shown on Extended black chick down(E/eb), it would be interesting to see the pics you post of the chicks.

 

[msiler]

@nicalandia I was able to grab some photos tonight! Here is the little guy, approximately 12 hours old. The last photo shows it best!

 

[nicalandia]

That is no sign of Silver, it just silkie chick down that is E/eb.

 

[msiler]

That is no sign of Silver, it just silkie chick down that is E/eb.

Oh... got it! Any idea what he/she will look like as an adult? (With or without the silver gene)

 

[nicalandia]

Oh... got it! Any idea what he/she will look like as an adult? (With or without the silver gene)

most likely like a silkie version of a sex linked hen(nearly black with gold leakage if sire is gold based, or like silver sussex hens if based on silver)