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post #1 of 10
3/13/12 at 11:04pm
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I picked up a couple pullets from a friend of a friend. I was interested because I was told they were 5 month old red laced blue Wyandottes. While these birds are beautiful, they are not what I was expecting. Is the lighter one a blue laced red splash? And what would the coloring of the darker pullet be called? Is she a Speckled Sussex?! I am having trouble finding references for either. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

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Edited by MamaManda - 3/13/12 at 11:11pm

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post #2 of 10
3/13/12 at 11:14pm

the buff/white one with a rose combe is a buff laced wyandotte and the other looks like a speckled sussex

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post #3 of 10
3/14/12 at 2:19am

I don't have these but the first looks like a blue laced red wyandotte and the second hen is a speckled sussex

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silkies and (projects), sumatras, lakenvelders, frizzles, polish and (projects), sultans, buff orps, black sexlinks, turkeys, red golden pheasents, Peepers, dogs, cats, fish, horses, wild kids, and one very understanding DH, come on over for a visit to the crazy farm

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post #4 of 10
3/14/12 at 2:22am
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Originally Posted by stephanie1992 View Post

the buff/white one with a rose combe is a buff laced wyandotte and the other looks like a speckled sussex

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post #5 of 10
3/14/12 at 6:32am

Blue laced wyandotte (this is splash coloring that occurs in ~25%) and specked sussex.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #6 of 10
3/16/12 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by BlazeJester View Post

Blue laced wyandotte (this is splash coloring that occurs in ~25%) and specked sussex.



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post #7 of 10
3/16/12 at 5:29pm

yep, a splash blr and a cute Speckled Sussex!

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Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a crazy Husky/Australian Shepherd cross dog, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 17 goats,and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.

My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps! Looking for breeding stock!

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post #8 of 10
3/16/12 at 5:35pm

And,,, that is a beautiful picture. It made me look into how you get "Picture of the Week". You should make a my chickens page and enter for POW.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/618538/submit-your-chicken-page-for-the-picture-of-the-week-pow

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post #9 of 10
3/17/12 at 10:57am

The lighter one may have been a project bird, or perhaps a poorly marked hatchery bird. You wouldn't use her for breeding to improve the breed, but you could hatch your own very pretty babies. And you're correct, the darker one is a speckeled sussex.

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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post #10 of 10
6/13/12 at 12:09am
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Thanks everyone! I'm really enjoying them...the SS have so much personality. I got two SS, (named Olympia and Columbia) and the one splash BLR, which my husband named "Annabelle". :)

Patty - I just might do that. I so enjoy photographing my girls. :)

Rachel - If I only had a hen, that sounds like a marvelous idea!

 Learning to "farm" and become more self-sufficient with my 3 homeschooled kidlets,  9 chickens, 10 Coturnix quail, a Blue Front Amazon Parrot, and our Golden Retriever.

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