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Sharon Yorks

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« on: January 22, 2012, 03:10:57 PM »
I hatched 5 (out of 7) blue chicks yesterday, all from the same splash cockerel and black hen, and one of those chicks is a very light, almost grey color. Is it normal (or common) to have such a variation in color? The 4 other blue chicks all look a like.

I also hatched out 6 splash chicks from the same splash cockerel and a splash hen. One of the splash eggs didn\'t hatch. Surely this is not that other splash, is it? The cockerel\'s daddy WAS blue. And there is a chance that the cockerel\'s momma was blue, too.

Either way, it\'s a cute little thing and I\'m eager to see what color it ends up.

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greeneggsandham

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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 03:36:14 PM »
Unless my computer color is off the light blue chick looks good to me.  The dark ones look too dark, imo, but I\'m not an expert.
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 11:16:23 PM »
Humm. I didn\'t think of that. I guess time will tell. Thanks for your input.

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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 08:55:51 AM »
Sharon, the blue chick in the bottom photo looks like what I prefer to see in chick down.   The very light blues seldom have decent edging or lacing when they grow up.