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perhaps a dumb question?

post #1 of 16
3/25/12 at 2:41pm
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i dont know chicken breeds very well, we've only ever bought chickens from a big commercial supplier and they're a cross breed designed for high egg production - great chooks, tough as old boots and and egg a day like clockwork, rusty red or red with a bit of white.

 

but i love the look of the black and white spotty ones - what are they? are they good layers? how hardy are they?

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post #2 of 16
3/25/12 at 4:02pm

sounds like red sexlinks or prodution reds

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post #3 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:00pm
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no, what i want to know is what breed are the spotty black and white ones?

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post #4 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:14pm

Spotty black and white? Hmm...there are a few types like that. Maybe Ancona or Exchequer Leghorn?

 

Ancona:

 

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Exchequer Leghorn:

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #5 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:31pm
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ooooh pretty! but no

 

they have like neatly overlapping black and white feathers

 

i've seen a picture somewhere here but i've wandered around so much i can figure out where

 

i'll go have another look

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post #6 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:33pm
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like this

 

http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0152-0601-1512-5634.html

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post #7 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:33pm

Barred rock, maybe?  Link to a pic here: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://static2.mypetchicken.com/images/ChickenPix/medium/Studio_BarredRockHen_1045_M.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Plymouth-Rock-B85.aspx&h=255&w=255&sz=23&tbnid=-7QM29m3f6pQcM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=90&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbarred%2Brock%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=barred+rock&docid=GS0Zme4YlcB6bM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DsdvT5fnDpPrtgeZyMmNBg&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQ9QEwAQ&dur=0

I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.  -Unknown

 

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I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.  -Unknown

 

The self-proclaimed "mejor que nada" ranchita - Home to three horses, a small flock of chickens, and one obsessive/compulsive border collie.

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post #8 of 16
3/25/12 at 6:34pm

Whoops...posted mine as you posted the link...not barred rock...

I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.  -Unknown

 

The self-proclaimed "mejor que nada" ranchita - Home to three horses, a small flock of chickens, and one obsessive/compulsive border collie.

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I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.  -Unknown

 

The self-proclaimed "mejor que nada" ranchita - Home to three horses, a small flock of chickens, and one obsessive/compulsive border collie.

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post #9 of 16
3/25/12 at 7:13pm

That's a silver sebright! There is also another breed that has that type of feathers that is less of a ornamental bantam and lays better- silver laced wyandotte (shown below)

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #10 of 16
3/25/12 at 7:14pm

But yeah, Silver Sebrights are poor layers and very small. They're bantams, and are more of an ornamental chicken. I would definitally recommend the wyandotte if your looking for a large fowl, good layer chicken. I have one and she is also super freindly.

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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