What color is this silkie?

[Sonoran Silkies]

she is wheaten based(eWh) could be Buff, but I thought Buff silkies were based on eb?

You will find plenty of both. E^Wh based ones tend to be clearer of smut and dark feathers in wings and tail, but comb, skin and eyes tend to be too light. e^b based ones have more smut and black feathers, but darker comb, skin and eyes. My gut tells me that an E^Wh/e^b bird would probably be the best compromise between clear plumage and darker skin, but I don't have enough buffs anymore to do tests on that theory.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I bought those eggs on ebay. They were supposed to be white

To me they look buff, but I know breeders who say their whites hatch with yellow down. When I had more whites, they almost all had pure white down. I did have a couple that had very pale yellow down; not nearly as dark as this.

 

[Tanichca]

Looks white, with some staining from being in the egg.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I've never seen a yolk-stained bird that was not goopy from the yolk. I do not see that on this chick.

 

[Alexia]

She looks like this at day 2. I really hope she will be white Even thought I wll still love her whatever color she turns out.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

This looks more like a white than did the earlier photo.

She looks like this at day 2. I really hope she will be white Even thought I wll still love her whatever color she turns out.

 

[cityslickers]

I am going with white.. When the wing feathers come in you can tell a bit more. I hatched some from a breeder and thought they were buff for sure even against my buff chicks they looked buff but they started to feather in white. Go figure..