How do u tell diff b/t speckled suss chick and ee.. or BR and Dominiqu

[CHIC]

Ok so I got my chicks and I need to know how to tell the diff bt them. I got an assortment and I can't tell the diff bt speckled sussex and EE or Barred Rocks and Dominiques. Any suggestions?

 

[Krys109uk]

Barred rocks & dominiques ought to be black with a white spot on their head. EEs often have muffs, which will give them fluffy faces, they also often have green or yellow legs. Speckled Sussex, in US, have chipmunk stripes.

Barred Rocks ought to have single combs, I think dominiques ought to have rose combs (I've never seen a dominique), most, but not all, EEs have a pea comb, Sussex ought to have single comb.

 

[patandchickens]

In principle you can tell by the combs - but if this is mail order hatchery stock there may be a certain amount of 'wait til they get older to be certain'

Pat

 

[Katy]

The sussex should have pink/white legs and a single comb.

 

[CHIC]

Ok.... It is going to drive me crazy

 

[patandchickens]

If you post pics that clearly show combs (what there is of them yet) and legs, people can probably make a pretty reasonable guess for ya

pat

 

[Chickndaddy]

Look at the chick pictures on Feathersite. That should help.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Some of your chipmunk striped chicks could also be brown leghorns, so there's another breed to try and figure out

Dominiques have rosecombs, BR have straight. I thought I had 3 BR until a got a better look....

EE could have beards and muffs, so that's another way to tell. A lot of people (I assume you got an MPC rainbow order?) that have gotten EE lately have gotten ones that aren't chipmunk striped.

 

[chickenlittle32]

Speckled Sussex are usually a more red color...and no muffs...I just had both hatch today....and my SS are red with dark stripes and my EEs are yellow with stripes...

 

[CHIC]

Pics please please please!!!!