So, is my Halloween Silkie chick a lavender?

[akpeeps]

Hen is dark blue w/lav and roo is black w/lav gene.

Omelet at < 1 day old

and today...

and I'm certain Omelet is a boy.

 

[nzpouter]

looks like a splash.... the roo is black you say..? Not very dark blue?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Yep, it's a splash.

 

[akpeeps]

Here's the roo..He's also got some gold in his hackle feathers.

and the hen..

Whatchya think? He was sold to me as a black and there is a definite difference in color when he's next to the hen.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

The chick is Splash,

and the Rooster Looks dark Blue to me... (and it would have to be to get a splash chick.)

 

[akpeeps]

Hmmmmm, could he be just an extremely dark blue?

He's got a green sheen to his hard feathers in the sun.

If not, Gisele was snuckin' around somehow and got a little sumthin sumthin on the side. I do have a splash roo but she'd been separated from him and with this roo for a good two months when she layed that egg. Maybe I should have named her Jezabel.

Either way, he's pretty darn cute.

 

[akpeeps]

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Oh darn, that means I have to start looking for a black rooster.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Are they just seperated by a fence? If so, it can still be done, it's tricky, but possible...especially if they really like each other!! tee hee. I think your roo looks black, especially next to her, but that's just me...

 

[OhioEggs]

i would kill for that barred one!

Maybe a BR silkies cross is soon to come for me!

 

[karabbitry]

You would not have to cross a Barred Rock to a silkie, Ohio Eggs. There are lots of breeders that already are breeding cuckoo silkies in the US.