What colour are these Barnevelder chicks?

[Samantha Stevens]

I had 2 chicks hatch under my broody!

They're barnevelder chicks, but the eggs came from either a double silver laced hen or a blue laced hen who are in with a double silver laced roo.

So, experts, are these black, blue or splash?

2 pics of each attached

 

[-Isla June-]

Im so sorry, I have no idea what color those sweet girlies could be! Here are some mentions that can hopefully help you! @Kiki and @nuthatched

hope they can help and good luck!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I believe both are silver

 

[Samantha Stevens]

I believe both are silver

That would be ideal, as it's a silver hen I'm particularly after!

How can you tell?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

That would be ideal, as it's a silver hen I'm particularly after!

How can you tell?

I can judge better as they get older but blue should dilute all black to a grey color and these chicks have black markings on their wings emerging!

 

[Samantha Stevens]

I can judge better as they get older but blue should dilute all black to a grey color and these chicks have black markings on their wings emerging!

Thanks so much, that's a fantastic point I'll post pics when they get a bit older (I might need help sexing them anyway )

 

[miche1138]

Thanks so much, that's a fantastic point I'll post pics when they get a bit older (I might need help sexing them anyway )

Any updates on pictures?

 

[Samantha Stevens]

Any updates on pictures?

Rhodebar Lover was right they were both silver!​

Fantastic timing - they were a male and a female in the end. And i think the Female (Chi-Chi) layed her first egg today!
In the end they were pretty easy to sex after a few months
Once the male looked like that i was pretty sure. He went to a nice new home with hens of his own.

 

[miche1138]

Rhodebar Lover was right they were both silver!​

Fantastic timing - they were a male and a female in the end. And i think the Female (Chi-Chi) layed her first egg today!
In the end they were pretty easy to sex after a few months
Once the male looked like that i was pretty sure. He went to a nice new home with hens of his own.

How egg-citing! Was it more brown or lightest pink?!!!!

 

[Samantha Stevens]

How egg-citing! Was it more brown or lightest pink?!!!!

they came out of reasonably dark brown eggs, and a very small brown egg turned up this morning