What color is my silkie chick going to be???

[Bunbun0412]

Hi everyone! I have some two week old pics of her!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hi everyone! I have some two week old pics of her!
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She’s gorgeous! Still looks blue! Here’s one of my blues that just hatched an hour ago!
Similar in color to yours. She is in the drier to fluff up.

 

[Bunbun0412]

She’s gorgeous! Still looks blue! Here’s one of my blues that just hatched an hour ago!
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It is so adorable

 

[SilkieFlo]

Yours look blue to me actually. Silver Partridge is the same as Gray and you will see some penciling on the wings usually. As chicks they will also often have the classic chipmunk markings, though in silvery/gray tones instead of brown

Could gray silkies also be born without the classic chipmunk markings?

I'm still doubting if my chick that has the looks of a gray, actually is a gray or a blue with silver leakage.

She was born without the chipmunk marking.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Could gray silkies also be born without the classic chipmunk markings?

I'm still doubting if my chick that has the looks of a gray, actually is a gray or a blue with silver leakage.

She was born without the chipmunk marking.

I know it’s confusing because in the chicken world grey chickens are called “blue”. Among Silkies though grey is reserved for silver Partridge colored birds.
Leakage in the coloring doesn’t usually appear until the birds are completely feathered in. You can’t tell this normally in the chick down.

 

[SilkieFlo]

I know it’s confusing because in the chicken world grey chickens are called “blue”. Among Silkies though grey is reserved for silver Partridge colored birds.
Leakage in the coloring doesn’t usually appear until the birds are completely feathered in. You can’t tell this normally in the chick down.

Now I’m even more confused

So my pullet looks like a silver partridge, but wasn’t born with the chipmunk marking.

But I’ve also learned that blues (almost black) with silver leakage look like silver partridges.

Because I’m pondering on where to put her, in the splash pen or my silver partridge pen.

I’ll attach a photo of her. It’s the ‘black’ one in the middle (never mind the splash , I’ve mover her already)

 

[chickengr]

Now I’m even more confused

So my pullet looks like a silver partridge, but wasn’t born with the chipmunk marking.

But I’ve also learned that blues (almost black) with silver leakage look like silver partridges.

Because I’m pondering on where to put her, in the splash pen or my silver partridge pen.

I’ll attach a photo of her. It’s the ‘black’ one in the middle (never mind the splash , I’ve mover her already)

looks like silver birchen (am I helping?).

 

[SilkieFlo]

looks like silver birchen (am I helping?).

Haha, if you could explain to me what silver birchen consists of than yes

 

[chickengr]

Haha, if you could explain to me what silver birchen consists of than yes

in simple words: hackle (neck) feathers in female are silver while the rest of body is some other solid colour. males have hackle, shoulder and saddle feathers silver as well.

pic from internet:

 

[SilkieFlo]

in simple words: hackle (neck) feathers in female are silver while the rest of body is some other solid colour. males have hackle, shoulder and saddle feathers silver as well.

pic from internet:
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Oh ok! I wondered what she would look like with normal feathers

So is this a blue based bird of a black based?

With silver leaking and not a silver partridge?