Light Sussex and Delawares

[R@ndy]

What is the difference between the two breeds? As a novice it is hard for me to tell the difference.

Thanks, Randy

 

[speckledhen]

Yes, Sussex have an "Elizabethan collar" type hackle more like a Brahma and white legs. Delawares have a barred hackle and yellow legs. Male Dels have tail barring, females have tail black, plus possibly a barred feather or two. Side by side, you'd be able to tell they are quite different.

 

[R@ndy]

Thank ya much

 

[speckledhen]

You're welcome.