What Color Are These Silkies??

[HendricksonHomestead]

I was told by the breeder that I got these two silkies from that they were both blue silkies. One is 5 months old (first three photos) & one is 6 weeks old (last two photos).
I am very new to owning chickens and really don't know much about silkie coloring. But...aren't these white and not blue? When I google blue silkies I see the gray-ish color, not white like these two are.
Just wondering if I was told false info on these guys or if there are "blue" silkies that look white like this? May seem like a dumb question, but I don't know! lol

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi there, hope you are enjoying BYC!

How can a "breeder" mistake white for blue?!

You are correct. Blue in chickens is typically a darker grey color. The first one looks non bearded. The second one looks bearded. I prefer bearded, but both are accepted by the standard.

 

[HendricksonHomestead]

Hi there, hope you are enjoying BYC!

How can a "breeder" mistake white for blue?!

You are correct. Blue in chickens is typically a darker grey color. The first one looks non bearded. The second one looks bearded. I prefer bearded, but both are accepted by the standard.

Darn it! Lol that’s what I thought! I was super confused when we first picked the big one up in April. The little one was to replace a silkie chick that we had that died, and the breeder set aside this little white one and I tried to pick up the gray looking one but she told me that wasn’t the blue one. ‍ very strange!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I tried to pick up the gray looking one but she told me that wasn’t the blue one. ‍ very strange!

I bred Silkies for a few years... sounds like a seller who is trying, if they replaced one of your losses... but also either shady or dense. Maybe just color blind?!

Still cute birds. Just not blue.

 

[HendricksonHomestead]

I bred Silkies for a few years... sounds like a seller who is trying, if they replaced one of your losses... but also either shady or dense. Maybe just color blind?!

Still cute birds. Just not blue.

Lol maybe! That’s super weird. I’m glad I’m not wrong. The bearded one is my favorite so cute.