A Craigslist Mystery - Blue Sapphires? Sussex?

[Rhodebar Lover]

They are not Sussex. Silver Sussex are incredibly rare in the US and have white skin and these have yellow. They're not Norfolk Greys, those aren't even in the US at all to my knowledge and if they are, they're not even available to the public. They also have white skin and these birds have yellow. They're mixed breed pullets

 

[Kit_]

Yeah, probably not. And if you did, they would sell them as that and probably for a lot more money hahah

I'm so curious as to what they may actually be!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm so curious as to what they may actually be!

Yeah I’m not sure! But they’re pretty

 

[David61]

sapphire gems and a sapphire splash

 

[Red Mangrove]

They are not Sussex. Silver Sussex are incredibly rare in the US and have white skin and these have yellow. They're not Norfolk Greys, those aren't even in the US at all to my knowledge and if they are, they're not even available to the public. They also have white skin and these birds have yellow. They're mixed breed pullets

My bad. I have two hens that look almost identical to the ones originally posted. Here they are sitting on a clutch of eggs together

Their father is of unknown breed, but the mother is a gamefowl and junglefowl mix. I figured maybe the dad was a Norfolk Grey because to my amateur eye him and his daughters look like them

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

My bad. I have two hens that look almost identical to the ones originally posted. Here they are sitting on a clutch of eggs together

Their father is of unknown breed, but the mother is a gamefowl and junglefowl mix. I figured maybe the dad was a Norfolk Grey because to my amateur eye him and his daughters look like them

You're just seeing the color birchen. It's a very common E locus in chickens. The other looks to be a leaky mottled. They're game mixes and the mother probably was as well as they look very light in type

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Definitely not either of the rare breeds mentioned wrong skin color. These guys are mixed. I had pullets hatch out the same color and they were Faverolle x silver penciled rocks. The silver birchen on black is not uncommon with the right mix of color parents.

 

[Kit_]

They are not Sussex. Silver Sussex are incredibly rare in the US and have white skin and these have yellow. They're not Norfolk Greys, those aren't even in the US at all to my knowledge and if they are, they're not even available to the public. They also have white skin and these birds have yellow. They're mixed breed pullets

Thank you so much for the information!!! I'm so excited to see who they grow in to

 

[Kit_]

Definitely not either of the rare breeds mentioned wrong skin color. These guys are mixed. I had pullets hatch out the same color and they were Faverolle x silver penciled rocks. The silver birchen on black is not uncommon with the right mix of color parents.

Thank you! I appreciate the reply! I'll definitely update this thread once they've grown a bit more, in case folks are curious

 

[Yardmom]

The "names" you were given for their breeds are a mix of words from birds sold at hatcheries. My guess is they are mixes of the birds the seller got from a hatchery (or feed store) you might be able to decipher a bit about the mixes based on what the seller called them.