What color are these babies?

[SabaiFarms]

I've never had anything other than black chicks hatch, so I'm curious as to what color these may be. The father is a Black Jersey Giant and the mother is a Black Java.

Mom:


Dad (he just started molting so he looks rough):


Mom and Dad:


Normal Black Babies:




This one is super black:




Silver chick with yellow beak:






Silver chick with black beak:




Some for comparison:






Also, I have two (one rumpless) pure Jersey Giants that I thought were black, but their feathers seem to be coming in really light. I don't have pictures of either parents. I'm hoping these are both roos but I think only the rumpless one is going to be - any opinions would be appreciated on gender or color.







Thank you!!!

 

[AraucanaAnnie]

Looks like you may have some random blues! Probably a blue somewhere in the lineage of the parent birds. That rumpless Jersey Giant is cool! Have you ever gotten rumpless birds before??

 

[SabaiFarms]

Looks like you may have some random blues! Probably a blue somewhere in the lineage of the parent birds. That rumpless Jersey Giant is cool! Have you ever gotten rumpless birds before??

Nope. This isn't a genetic rumpless it's a booboo. This guy was the result of a poorly placed incubator on my part. I moved it into a closet without thinking about ventilation and the hatch ran too hot with too high humidity. Only two of the original 30+ hatched and "Krusty Butt" as he was so affectionately named after having the worst and longest case of pasty butt in history, was one of them. I'm assuming the pasty butt was partly due to the shape of his missing rump.