Who could the parents to this pullet be?

[I Like Turkeys]

Hi! Probably about 2 months back I had a hen go broody and hatch out several eggs from my flock, and I assume for the most part, my head rooster:

Fathered most, but I am a bit unsure about this because one chick turned out almost completely black?
Here she is- the most color she has is little flecks over her wings. In comparison, I have two other pullets who have much more reddish gold on them despite being black.

The other two black chicks, with more leakage-

I have another rooster in the flock, much younger, who I do think could be the father, he’s a mix and only has one barring gene and one black feather gene, could he be the father?
I have several black-based or gened hens, so the chicks getting it from their mother definitely occurred, the fact the one chick is just so much less golden and brown makes me wonder if the head rooster isn’t her father? Could he be or not?

 

[NatJ]

one chick turned out almost completely black?

I have several black-based or gened hens, so the chicks getting it from their mother definitely occurred, the fact the one chick is just so much less golden and brown makes me wonder if the head rooster isn’t her father? Could he be or not?

Yes, I think that rooster could be the father, if the mother was black (or blue, or lavender, or black with white barring, or probably a few other options as well.) The ones with more gold might come from different mothers, but it is also possible for chicks with the same parents to show different amounts of color.

When the color is confusing, sometimes you can sort out parentage by things like comb type and whether they have feathered feet or crested heads or muffed faces or extra toes. But if all possible fathers have single combs, clean feet, and no extra feathers, then that won't help.