Are Speckled Sussex always speckled?

[StephFairbanks]

This may sound really dumb but I am new to chickens. I ordered 4 different breeds from Meyer Hatchery. The are about 8 weeks old. I ordered 2 speckled Sussex. 1 is speckled and 1 is solid black so far. Will she get spots later or could she be a different breed?

Thanks y'all.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

This may sound really dumb but I am new to chickens. I ordered 4 different breeds from Meyer Hatchery. The are about 8 weeks old. I ordered 2 speckled Sussex. 1 is speckled and 1 is solid black so far. Will she get spots later or could she be a different breed?

Thanks y'all.

Are your sure that one is the speckled Sussex? What other breeds did you get?

 

[redsoxs]

I suppose it's possible but I've never seen one without at least a few white specks. I'm wondering if the hatchery didn't make an error?? Can you post a pic?

 

[StephFairbanks]

I have 1 buff Orpington, 2 wellsummer, 2 faverolle, 2 Dominique and the 2 Sussex. The black 'Sussex' is actually my most favorite. She is so sweet and let's me carry her around. The adopted 1 is a RHode Island Red.

 

[donrae]

Speckled Sussex may take a while for the speckling to come in. That said, they are a mahogany red bird, not black. I can't see well enough in the avatar to tell what she is, but she's not a Sussex. A closer pic, including legs and comb might help us narrow things down.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Did they look the same as chicks?

 

[3riverschick]

Nope, a black chicken is not a Speckled Sussex. The speckled Sussex is basically( basically) a Red Sussex with the mottling gene added. It would never be black in any stage of its feathering. They need to send you another Speckled Sussex, they made a mistake. This chick would have been in black( with maybe some white) chick down. The Speckled Sussex would have been a brownish chick down with some other brownish/gold markings. No way to confuse one with the other. Glad you like your black bird tho!
Best,
Karen

 

[JennCrow10]

I also ordered two Speckled Sussex chicks from Meyer Hatchery and neither one have any speckling on them. Their hatch date was 9/7/16 so they are 13 weeks old now and are looking exactly like Welsummers. I have an older Welsummer hen and they are her mini me's. I will take some pics at lunch today and post here. I think I will also be contacting the hatchery to see what they have to say.