What color is this silkie?? Is it a self-blue?? **PICS**

[Three Cedars Silkies]

I can't tell if it is a weird looking splash or a self-blue (lavender). There is a white behind it for comparison. There are 2 nice splashes in there also and this one doesn't have any "spots"...just that odd color at the back. Don't mind their topnots...they have baby rubberbands in them so they can see. They actually have HUGE topnots. These babies are 3 months old.

Here it is with better color:

 

[AHappychick]

ohh i dont know sort of looks like my lavender (self blue ones but mine are not as old) I am the farthest thing from an expert though

very cute silkies

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

The colour in the photo isn;t great, but it looks likely to be lavender.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Any more opinions??

 

[sonew123]

looks just like my 3 lavender-8-9 week olds!

 

[LilPeeps]

I agree, self blue. Who did you get them from?

 

[sonew123]

ok self-blue's are considered lavender too huh? ok -off to researching again!!-just when I think I have a grip! what a newbie!!!

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

I bought eggs off eggbid.com from 123footie. Her silkies are separated by color and she sent a dozen ++ from various pens. She didn't say anything about having lavenders...but I didn't ask either. I will say that they were gorgeous babies with huge topnots when they hatched. I'll let her know about this particular baby.

OK...do I have to breed this cockerel to a lavender pullet to get more lavenders? It looks like I have 2 whites and 1 splash pullets and this lavender, one splash and one blue cockerel.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Yes, self-blue is lavender--synonyms.

 

[onthespot]

One of those flight feathers looks like it has a darker blue streak running down one side of the shaft... I am a nobody, but I say super light splash.