buff Sussex...... I'm not convinced........ what are we?

[junebuggena]

O i didnt know that about speckled sussex. Thankyou.
They came from quite a reliable breeder who keeps everything seperate, there is always a possibility of an accident somewhere but it doesnt seem likely as he had a very organised set up. If there has been an accident, what mix would you think they are?

If he is meticulous about keeping the adults all separate, it's likely that the eggs got mixed up or confused.

 

[donrae]

I'm not sure about British breeds. Do you all have a Red Sussex? I agree the first bird could be a speckled, but it does have quite a bit of white. These things do happen, that's why serious breeders hatch and cull so many chicks, cause a lot of them have undesirable traits, even from decent parents.

The second bird could be a Red Sussex, if that's a possibility. The white legs say Sussex, anyway. I agree with Gray, speckling is recessive and underneath the pretty color, you have a mahogany/Red bird. So it could be a Red, or a mix. If it were a Speckled x Buff, I'd expect more of an orange color, not this richer red.

 

[smudgehunter]

Hi everyone!
Thankyou for your replies, they are a bit of a conundrum arent they haha.
I think we do have red sussex but im not sure wether the breeder had any, i know he had a great deal of varieties around, he is meticulous as was said earlier about his adults so i think they are more likely to be purebreds, just not what we were expecting.
What colour legs do RIR have out of interest?
Any more ideas will be most welcome and i will keep you all updated on there progress

 

[junebuggena]

RIR have yellow skin.

 

[drumstick diva]

x 2

 

[smudgehunter]

Hiya, just to clarify..... X2 what? Haha. Thanks