Calico Princess Vs. Cinnamon Queen?

[fairylightchicks]

Last year, I really wanted a Calico Princess hen and purchased a chick from Cal Ranch. She actually turned out as... a Speckled Sussex. Visually entirely different but they were really busy so its whatever. I figured I'd try pre-ordering this year to get a better shot. Except Cal seems to only have Cinnamon Queens or Isa Browns as far as large, docile brown chickens go. So I tried looking elsewhere, and found the hatchery that Cal says they source their chicks from selling a Calico Princess chick! Great, right? Except, they used this picture attached for the Calico Princess. Cal Ranch uses the EXACT same picture for their Cinnamon Queen! I know they're not supposed to be the same thing, Cinnamon Queens are a Rhode Island Red and (I think) Silver Wyandotte hybrid whereas a Calico Princess is supposed to be a new (2018) specialty breed from the Czech Republic. I just want a Calico Princess! But I have no idea what's going on or how to reliably get one! Should I just stick to a Cinnamon Queen instead?

 

[redinator]

I have what was supposed to be a Cinnamon Queen (one version of a Red Sexlink) that I got from TSC (supplied by Hoover's Hatchery as far as I know) and she looks nothing like that picture.

Depending on where you get them they can look very different:
https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/cinnamon-queens/
https://hoovershatchery.com/cinnamon-queen
https://www.calranch.com/products/p...ve-chicks/cinnamon-queen-live-chicks-00344cqp

Here's some pictures of my Cinnamon Queen

 

[nuthatched]

Mixed breed laying birds can vary in looks, also cal ranch and other feed stores typically use hoover hatcheries.