What will my chicks look like? EE X Black Australorp

[CoopCop]

Just hatched five chicks last week that were a result off my EE, Booster the Rooster, and one of my Black Australorp pullets. They are currently little black fluffballs with a hint of silver. I was wondering if anyone else has raised this cross and what they will look and act like when grown? Just curious about what I will have.

 

[chicmom]

What color was mama?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What color was mama?

The mother bird is a black austrolorp per the OP.

OP - can you post pictures of your rooster? Being a mixed breed himself, that muddies the waters of possible outcomes depending on what sort of color genes he would have contributed to the mix.

 

[chicmom]

The mother bird is a black austrolorp per the OP.

OP - can you post pictures of your rooster? Being a mixed breed himself, that muddies the waters of possible outcomes depending on what sort of color genes he would have contributed to the mix.

Old Grey Mare, SORRY. I meant what does the father look like then.

 

[CoopCop]

my camera battery went dead when I tried to get a pic. Will try to post a pic in the morning.

 

[CoopCop]

Ok, finally got some pics.
Here is dad

And here is Aunt Ethel, sister to the now deceased mom.

 

[Phoenixxx]

All the black and white chicks will be black. Black and yellow chicks may get a slight splash of colour and any chicks with any kind of colouring - such as just a small brown spot or something - will get some colouring. The only ones I got that aren't black or mostly black were born brown.

 

[donrae]

I'm thinking you're going to have mostly black birds with some red leakage. Females will have red at the throat/chest, males more on the wings, neck and hackle/saddle feathers.