I thought I was sold a barred rock, but I'm not sure.

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

My local Big R sold me what they said was a Barred Rock chick. This hen doesn't look like the other barred rock chicks I've seen though. I'll post up some photos. Please lend me your experienced eyes. While I've got your attention, the other bird I bought at the same time is supposed to be a Speckled Sussex and that one at least looks close to what I've seen online.

I want to say that this is about two weeks old.

Three days later with what turned out to be a RIR (Production Red?) rooster.

Four weeks

5 weeks

6 weeks

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Definitely not a Barred Rock!

 

[fur-mum]

Perhaps a golden laced wyandotte? (Tis a guess)

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

body looks like a wydotte color look like a black sexlink.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

i guess from pics it may be a golden laced wydotte.

 

[Conan]

Looks a heck of a lot like a black sex link hen I had a couple years back. She was a gorgeous hen and the only one of the lot of black sex links that I liked - may you be as lucky!

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

The pictures of Wyandotte chicks were the closest I could find. Laced Wyandottes are beautiful. I'm pretty excited to see what it really is. A Barred Rock hen is what got me into chickens in the first place, so I was trying to buy another one. A few years ago we found a Barred Rock wandering around in the street. I never found an owner and decided to keep her. She was killed by a neighbor's dog before I even had a chance to get more friends for her (only had her 8 days). Now I've dog proofed the yard and jumped in with both feet to try chickens for the first time again. Thanks for the help so far. Does the other (not RIR) chick look like a Speckled Sussex?

 

[Conan]

Speckled Sussex chicks have kinda pink/flesh colored legs... So my bet is no on the Sussex. Those slate legs scream Easter Egger Both are great breeds!

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

Google tells me this is a Black Sex Link hybrid, and she does look like my hen, only my hen has yellow feet.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

While I've recently found out about Easter Eggers, and like the idea of more colorful eggs from the flock, I'm going to be bummed if she's not really a Speckled Sussex. Oh well. What better way to learn about new chicken breeds than a mystery flock? **All chickens are new to me anyway.