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Is this a Coronation Sussex?

post #1 of 18
11/20/11 at 8:09am
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I got 2 eggs labeled Light Sussex in a batch of rare hatching eggs from My Pet Chicken. 1 hatched and I got this guy. He has light feathering on his legs. Is that normal? I don't really know much about the breed. He's pretty and I'd like to find him a new home since I have no use for him. smile I looked up light sussex and they have black where he gray. He's beautiful, but I try to avoid white birds due to all of the hawks we have here. I assume he's a Coronation, but why were the eggs labeled light sussex?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IMp1gJSImk0/Tsj_tCpOjcI/AAAAAAAAA8o/XKjoZrYeKcg/s800/2011-11-20%25252008.16.11.jpg


Edited by mama24 - 11/20/11 at 10:09am

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Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 4 goats,
and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, and geese.

I am officially trying to breed: BBS Ameraucanas, Wheaten and Partridge Penedesencas, Pyncheons, and bantam Andalusians. My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps!

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post #2 of 18
11/20/11 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by mama24 

I got 2 eggs labeled Light Sussex in a batch of rare hatching eggs from My Pet Chicken. 1 hatched and I got this guy. He has light feathering on his legs. Is that normal? I don't really know much about the breed. He's pretty and I'd like to find him a new home since I have no use for him. smile I looked up light sussex and they have black where he gray. He's beautiful, but I try to avoid white birds due to all of the hawks we have here. I assume he's a Coronation, but why were the eggs labeled light sussex?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IMp1gJSImk0/Tsj_tCpOjcI/AAAAAAAAA8o/XKjoZrYeKcg/s800/2011-11-20%25252008.16.11.jpg


Yep! Thats def a Coronation Sussex, Im a breeder of Sussex and keep a couple of that colour to smile My Pet Chicken proberely got the order wrong or something, Coronation Sussex are an English Breed and there quite hard to find in the UK, so your lucky to have one wink

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post #3 of 18
11/20/11 at 12:17pm

looks it to me

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post #4 of 18
11/20/11 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by mama24 

He has light feathering on his legs.


Question: Are Coronation Sussex supposed to have feathers on their legs?

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post #5 of 18
11/20/11 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by jeslewmazer 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mama24 

He has light feathering on his legs.


Question: Are Coronation Sussex supposed to have feathers on their legs?


No Sussex arnt a ment to have feathers on their legs.

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post #6 of 18
11/21/11 at 1:21am

looking at your photo,looks more like a Delaware,Light sussex have black right around their hackles to their throat, The Delaware`s black looks more like a Cape of black.sad

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post #7 of 18
11/21/11 at 1:24am

R U certain it's a roo?

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post #8 of 18
11/21/11 at 6:38am

Sure looks like a coronation sussex to me. And if I was to guess, I'd also guess it was a pullet, not a roo, but I am soooooo not an expert, so none of my opinions should have any weight.

I can't find anything to say whether or not it should have feathers on the legs or not. So, that means it's probably not supposed to.

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post #9 of 18
11/21/11 at 6:44am

Another vote for Coronation Sussex.  Here's my pic of our grown-ups, but we have little ones that look just like that one.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/106971_csussexlarge.jpg

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post #10 of 18
11/21/11 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by biopest 

looking at your photo,looks more like a Delaware,Light sussex have black right around their hackles to their throat, The Delaware`s black looks more like a Cape of black.sad


Definitely not a Delaware. Dellies were my first chickens, so I know what they look like. smile This chick has gray instead of black on his neck, and no barring. Delaware have black barred feathers on their necks and on rooster's tails. And he has white legs, Delawares have yellow.

Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 4 goats,
and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, and geese.

I am officially trying to breed: BBS Ameraucanas, Wheaten and Partridge Penedesencas, Pyncheons, and bantam Andalusians. My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps!

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Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 4 goats,
and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, and geese.

I am officially trying to breed: BBS Ameraucanas, Wheaten and Partridge Penedesencas, Pyncheons, and bantam Andalusians. My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps!

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