What color is this silkie? Lavender, Silver, Self Blue?

[icyangel222]

Ok, I asked this question on yahoo answers... and that site is a bad choice for answers. Basically the best answer was, "it's a splash"... but I don't see any "splash" in it.

I bought some assorted silkie eggs off ebay and incubated them, she kept the colors in separate pens. Long story short it was my first incubation attempt and only 2/10 eggs hatched. Both happened to be labeled "blue".

The first one that hatched out was definitely the classic blue silkie, but the second one was much lighter colored. Almost white but it's not white. So the big question is: WHAT IS IT? I saw things like "Splash, Silver, Lavender, Self Blue" And it's just a bit frusterating cause I don't know what sort of genetics can make those colors. However, I will say that I'm pretty sure this is not a splash, because there's no spotting, it's just a solid light color.

Now it just so happens that I have a lavender ameraucana chick and the colors are almost completely identical. So I'm thinking maybe this is a lavender silkie, but I don't know if a blue x blue breeding could create lavenders or not.
And below is a pic of my lavender ameraucana chick for comparison.

 

[Bush Chickens]

I think it can create lavs...maybe

 

[jamie7100]

I think its just a different shade of blue. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but self blue = lavender and those breed true. Definitely not splash as that would be white with spots on it. It is the same color as my blue cochin and my blue andalusians. A lavender X lavender cross would result in all lavenders. Whereas blue x blue results in 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash. I don't think you would get progeny from blues that breed that color true like the lavenders will.

 

[jamie7100]

The lavender gene is a different gene than the blue gene. It dilutes the color, it doesn't decide it.

 

[Birdking]

what is the result of crossing a a lavender to a blue splash?
may be testing this come spring.

 

[keesmom]

what is the result of crossing a a lavender to a blue splash?
may be testing this come spring.

Crossing to a blue or a splash? Lavender x blue results on 50% black, 50% blue offspring, split for lavender (carrying 1 lav gene). Lavender x splash results in 100% blue offspring, split for lav.

 

[drumstick diva]

Keesmom knows her stuff

 

[Gray Farms]

Looks blue to me. Do dark for Lavender or Self Blue. There are several shades that fall into "Blue". Self Blue would be a little lighter and Lavender lighter yet.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Self blue and lavender are the same thing just different names.

 

[Gray Farms]

Sorry, but their not. Lavenders are much lighter that Self Blues.