What colors are my silkies?

[Amandahein]

I know most of them arepartridge, grey partridge, smutty buff, blue, white and I think theres possibly a paint in there but I cant tell apart the different partridge and the buds and unsure if the last one is possibly paint or splash? (The pictures posted twice as well)

 

[casportpony]

Sorry no one replied. I know nothing about silkies but am going to find some members that can help.

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Chick down colour doesn’t always show true for what the colour they will be when they are fully feathered so some of those chicks could go either way.

You’ve got the majority of colours correct though!

I’m busy at the moment but I’ll be back later with more details to try and help you out

 

[LynnaePB]

I know most of them arepartridge, grey partridge, smutty buff, blue, white and I think theres possibly a paint in there but I cant tell apart the different partridge and the buds and unsure if the last one is possibly paint or splash? (The pictures posted twice as well)
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I'm not much help when it comes to partridge or buff but the last little one is definitely looking like a little paint to me. From what I've seen splash chicks get the darker splashes of color as they grow, I don't think it's typical to see it in chick down. Paints on the other hand will usually hatch with some spots (like your baby).

Paints are supposed to be black based (so they have black spots) but if colors were being mixed together and blue or splash gets mixed in you can get blue or even splash paints. Your little ones spots look a bit light to me so there is a slight possibility he/she could be blue based and will get blue spots rather than black as he/she grows.

 

[FosterFeathers]

Wanted to share some pics of my 2 1/2 week old silkies/showgirls. I know it’s early, but really thinking the grey splash (Bill) and maybe Remy the black one are cockerels? . What do you guys think? And would Bill be considered a Satin?

 

[LynnaePB]

Wanted to share some pics of my 2 1/2 week old silkies/showgirls. I know it’s early, but really thinking the grey splash (Bill) and maybe Remy the black one are cockerels? . What do you guys think? And would Bill be considered a Satin?View attachment 2195948View attachment 2195949View attachment 2195950View attachment 2195951View attachment 2195952View attachment 2195953View attachment 2195954View attachment 2195955View attachment 2195956View attachment 2195957View attachment 2195958

Adorable babies!

Bill definitely has regular smooth feathers and not silkie feathers so probably is a smooth satin.

The stance of Bill and Remy would make me lean more towards being boys but it's still very early to tell. I've had my share of females who exhibited more male like behavior as chicks. The comb starting to grow in is usually the first more accurate indicator for me when trying to determine sex. Streamers are the next thing I look for once the babies are old enough.

 

[FosterFeathers]

Adorable babies!

Bill definitely has regular smooth feathers and not silkie feathers so probably is a smooth satin.

The stance of Bill and Remy would make me lean more towards being boys but it's still very early to tell. I've had my share of females who exhibited more male like behavior as chicks. The comb starting to grow in is usually the first more accurate indicator for me when trying to determine sex. Streamers are the next thing I look for once the babies are old enough.

Thank you!!! It would be awesome if they end up being girls, but we will see... will post more pics in the future.

 

[FosterFeathers]

I took a few more pics of Alice today. The breeder did say she had a mixed variety of silkies including satins and sizzles. I’ve never had a funny feathered chicken other than silkie. So my question is, is Alice a sizzle? And what color would you call her? Just curious. I love them all the same and I think they are all beautiful!

 

[LynnaePB]

I took a few more pics of Alice today. The breeder did say she had a mixed variety of silkies including satins and sizzles. I’ve never had a funny feathered chicken other than silkie. So my question is, is Alice a sizzle? And what color would you call her? Just curious. I love them all the same and I think they are all beautiful! View attachment 2199085View attachment 2199086View attachment 2199087View attachment 2199088View attachment 2199089View attachment 2199090View attachment 2199091View attachment 2199092View attachment 2199093View attachment 2199094View attachment 2199095

Hopefully someone with more experience with other feather types in silkies will see your post and chime in but from what I can see it's hard to say. I definitely see those wing feathers curling but I've had some regular silkie feathered silkies sometimes have a bit of a curl at the wingtips.

It looks like she is silkie feathered to me so if she is also frizzled I believe you'd call her a frizzled silkie. From what I've read/heard sizzle and satin or the same thing (a non silkie feathered bird bred to the silkie standard that can come in the smooth or frizzled variety) but satin is the newer term and what those working on sizzle/satin projects hope to have the breed name be should they be recognized as a breed in the future. I could be wrong though, it's all a bit confusing to me.

As far as color I'm guessing she is probably some sort of mix. Just looking at her now I'd bet she'll likely end up either looking somewhat like a light partridge or smutty buff but you never know. The darker colored feathers are light enough I'm guessing there is some dilution there, likely she has has some blue involved in her color. She's a cutie anyway, it'll be interesting seeing what she turns into as she grows!

 

[FosterFeathers]

Hopefully someone with more experience with other feather types in silkies will see your post and chime in but from what I can see it's hard to say. I definitely see those wing feathers curling but I've had some regular silkie feathered silkies sometimes have a bit of a curl at the wingtips.

It looks like she is silkie feathered to me so if she is also frizzled I believe you'd call her a frizzled silkie. From what I've read/heard sizzle and satin or the same thing (a non silkie feathered bird bred to the silkie standard that can come in the smooth or frizzled variety) but satin is the newer term and what those working on sizzle/satin projects hope to have the breed name be should they be recognized as a breed in the future. I could be wrong though, it's all a bit confusing to me.

As far as color I'm guessing she is probably some sort of mix. Just looking at her now I'd bet she'll likely end up either looking somewhat like a light partridge or smutty buff but you never know. The darker colored feathers are light enough I'm guessing there is some dilution there, likely she has has some blue involved in her color. She's a cutie anyway, it'll be interesting seeing what she turns into as she grows!

Thanks for all the info! Yeah, all the different types, sort of confuse me. But thank you!!!