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Splash is what I was thinking also, because the 1st "white" one has the faintest blue hue on its back. So I'm holding on to then to see what they turn out to be. I may have to make a pen just for them! Either way I'm excitedIf both the rooster and 1 or more hens have the recessive white gene, you could be getting white chicks. The expected rate is 1/4 white to 3/4 colored from a hen/rooster pairing that both carry recessive white.
But I wonder if they could actually be splash? With a blue rooster and a blue hen, I would expect 1/4 of their babies to be splash, and splashes can look quite light colored when they are young.
It may be easier to tell once they grow feathers. Recessive white should be actually white, while splash will probably be a light grayish shade with splashes of black or blue in random places. The two "white" chicks may be the same as each other, or they may be one each of two kinds. Or they may surprise us all by growing feathers of some other color yet.