I have some pullets that look exactly like that. I hatched them from a barred crested olive egger hen and a Splash Marans rooster, which I believe passes the blue gene. If yours both come from the barred crested olive egger like mine and a non barred rooster, boys would have barring. I see one...
You can put him in something like a wire cage and put it amongst the hens for a few hours or a day so they can get acquainted. Or just throw him in. Some won't agree with me, but I usually just throw new birds in and let nature do what it does. Theyre gonna establish the pecking order...
Thank you. One more question.... would you guess the father is the splash rooster since the chick has shades of grey, or the olive egger? From the same hatch, I got a female from that same welbar, and it is mostly dark black. Both roosters have been getting frisky with that welbar hen.
Ya, I'm just wondering why there is no barring. I could be wrong, but I've heard females can sometimes have a small spot, and males a larger one. I'm definitely not an expert in the subject though.
Update! They hatched last night and this morning. The first two pics are from the splash marans rooster with my silver leghorn. The last two are from my Welbar hen, but I'm not sure if the splash rooster is the father, or if it's from my F4 Olive egger. Does that tiny dot on the head mean it's a...
I read somewhere that if you breed a particular rooster to a white leghorn, or a silver leghorn, that the offspring will come out the same. Seems fishy to me, but that's why I'm asking around.
What will I get breeding my Splash Marans rooster over a Silver Leghorn and my Welbar? I'm pretty sure the Welbar chicks will be sexed at birth due to the barring, but I don't think Welbars have black or blue in their color. So how will that react with a Splash Marans? Also curious about...
Half the people say definitely cockerals, the other half say definitely pullets. I guess I'll have to wait til they either start to crow, or lay an egg! 😆