Speckled Hens

[youngwagon]

I have been told that the only speckled hen breed is the Sussex, does anyone know of any other speckled breeds? Thanks

 

[speckledhen]

Anconas would qualify as well as the Mille Fleur color in several breeds, such as Belgian D'Uccle, D'anver as well as the Mille Fleur Leghorn. There are a few others, too.

 

[youngwagon]

Thank you! I "Told" (gently and lovingly explained) my wife there was more then just one breed.

 

[Allbreeds]

Jubilee Orpingtons as well

 

[AinaWGSD]

And spangled Russian Orloffs. Speckling is just a name for a specific pattern of mottling, there are several breeds with this color. The tricky thing is that this pattern gets called all sorts of different names depending on which breed you're talking about.