16.5 week old "paint sussex"

[User690263]

I have a 16.5 week old girl who started laying on Wednesday. She was advertised as a "paint sussex" (some sort of hybrid), but I don't know how accurate that is. Does anyone have any guesses as to what breed she is?

 

[User690263]

I have a 16.5 week old girl who started laying on Wednesday. She was advertised as a "paint sussex" (some sort of hybrid), but I don't know how accurate that is. Does anyone have any guesses as to what breed she is?
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I found another thread about how someone else got a "paint sussex", and someone said it looked like a Leghorn X

 

[JedJackson]

I don't think she is any pure breed. Looks to be some type of fancy new hybrid.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I have a 16.5 week old girl who started laying on Wednesday. She was advertised as a "paint sussex" (some sort of hybrid), but I don't know how accurate that is. Does anyone have any guesses as to what breed she is?
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Is the chick really the same as the laying pullet?

The chick looks like it would be a paint, but your layer doesn't look like a paint from those pictures.
She's gorgeous. She just doesn't look paint to me? I'm not sure what color she is, but she's very diluted and appears to be barred?

A "paint sussex" isn't an actual breed, but it should be a sussex crossed with another bird (possibly a White Leghorn, for the dominant white) and should appear to be white, with usually black feathers leaking through (but can be blue, or red, etc)
If you look up "austra white" or "paint silkie" you can find what paint chickens usually look like.

 

[User690263]

Is the chick really the same as the laying pullet?

The chick looks like it would be a paint, but your layer doesn't look like a paint from those pictures.
She's gorgeous. She just doesn't look paint to me? I'm not sure what color she is, but she's very diluted and appears to be barred?

A "paint sussex" isn't an actual breed, but it should be a sussex crossed with another bird (possibly a White Leghorn, for the dominant white) and should appear to be white, with usually black feathers leaking through (but can be blue, or red, etc)
If you look up "austra white" or "paint silkie" you can find what paint chickens usually look like.

Yes, I was surprised that she lost most of her black spots! She does still have a couple, but they're rather hidden, I'll see if I can get pictures.
She does have very subtle barring, mostly on her neck.

 

[User690263]

Also don't mind her weird comb, she lost part of it when one of my adult hens pecked it.

 

[Jener8or]

I think she might be a Hoover's Hatchery Smokey Pearl™ (a hatchery hybrid as @JedJackson assumed).

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Yes, I was surprised that she lost most of her black spots! She does still have a couple, but they're rather hidden, I'll see if I can get pictures.
She does have very subtle barring, mostly on her neck.

Fascinating

Well, she just might have ended up in the wrong bin or something.

Very fun
She also looks like she could sneak attack an intruder...

 

[User690263]

Fascinating

Well, she just might have ended up in the wrong bin or something.

Very fun
She also looks like she could sneak attack an intruder...

She is truly one of my sweetest chickens. She loves to follow me around when I'm doing chores and will sometimes just sit in my lap

 

[User690263]

Is the chick really the same as the laying pullet?

The chick looks like it would be a paint, but your layer doesn't look like a paint from those pictures.
She's gorgeous. She just doesn't look paint to me? I'm not sure what color she is, but she's very diluted and appears to be barred?

A "paint sussex" isn't an actual breed, but it should be a sussex crossed with another bird (possibly a White Leghorn, for the dominant white) and should appear to be white, with usually black feathers leaking through (but can be blue, or red, etc)
If you look up "austra white" or "paint silkie" you can find what paint chickens usually look like.

Here are some pictures that show her black spots .