which silkie colours are these?

[Thijs]

Hi

I ordered and hatched some eggs of the USA Silkie buff colour. I already have a flock of buff european silkie but I would like to switch to USA type.
I didn't have a lot of luck. Only 3 were fertilized and 1 chick tried to get out but at the wrong side of the egg.
The one that didn't make it had exactly the same colour like my own european silkie chicks.

The other 2 have red in them but also some dark colour and I would like to know what they will become and if it has any sense breeding with them.
(meanwhile I bought some USA buff chicks)

my european buff coloured silkie as a comparison:

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

@MysteryChicken

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi

I ordered and hatched some eggs of the USA Silkie buff colour. I already have a flock of buff european silkie but I would like to switch to USA type.
I didn't have a lot of luck. Only 3 were fertilized and 1 chick tried to get out but at the wrong side of the egg.
The one that didn't make it had exactly the same colour like my own european silkie chicks.

The other 2 have red in them but also some dark colour and I would like to know what they will become and if it has any sense breeding with them.
(meanwhile I bought some USA buff chicks)

my european buff coloured silkie as a comparison:

Blue Partridge.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Agree they look more partridge than buff.

 

[Thijs]

that's what I was afraid of... 20 eggs to get buff and 2 partridges...

anyway what happens if I combine them with pure buff? will half of the chicks be buff and half partridge. will they all be a mix?

 

[Matilda Belle]

Buff/smutty buff possibly

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

that's what I was afraid of... 20 eggs to get buff and 2 partridges...

anyway what happens if I combine them with pure buff? will half of the chicks be buff and half partridge. will they all be a mix?

you'll get mostly heavily smutted buffs, which is not desired by many