What does a baby splash look like?

[feather leg farms]

We bought a 2 chicks from a kid and he said they were splash and they were really partridge. What does a splash look like?

 

[paddock36]

My splash silkie was white with blue spots when I got him and he was a few weeks old.

 

[feather leg farms]

Yeh, thats how my hen is. She is a few weeks old. I am needing a hatchling though.

 

[Cetawin]

A splash, from my understanding, occurs with blues and blacks. They are lighter with splashes of darker. I have a splash cochin named Luna here are her pics at different ages

This is her in the feeder...she looks light blue and yellow and FAT, 2 days old

4 weeks old oops a bit over 2 weeks old - checked the date again

about 10 weeks old

Almost 4 months old

Almost a year old

Patridge patterns are very distinct and nothing like a splash...here is a young partridge rock for comparison

2 days old

she is in the back in this pic at almost 4 months old

at a year old

 

[feather leg farms]

So, you really you can't tell what they are gonna be, white or splash until a few weeks old.

 

[Cetawin]

You can tell in a week or so...the blue tinge does not go away and it is darker in spots. That is why I showed her profile. The white is really white though early on so you can tell they are white.

 

[Katy]

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Most of the time the splashes have an undertone of blue from the beginning. It depends on what breed of chick you're talking about too. My splash BLRW chicks look nothing like my splash orps or wyandottes.

 

[feather leg farms]

They are showgirls and silkies.

 

[Katy]

Those would have been very obvious from the very beginning as are most splashes.

 

[feather leg farms]

We are trying to take pics, but cant get great lighting or background.


What should i use for better pictures, background and lighting wise.