Welsummer, Speckled Sussex, or Light Brown Leghorn?

[Bound to Sea]

I'd love to see an update on this! I too have 2 chicks that I'm trying to determine if they are sussex or not!

The SS is the one inside right couple weeks after.

 

[Bound to Sea]

Few more weeks later

 

[Bound to Sea]

5 months old

 

[MADlove]

There's oftentimes a significant difference between Brown Leghorn/Welsummer (I lumped them together because these breeds truly are indistinguishable until later on) and Speckled Sussex chicks. Even within hatchery birds, actually. I've owned many Welsummers from various sources, as well as SS, and numerous Spangled/Black Breasted Red Old English Game bantams (same colors, same concept).....never had trouble telling them apart. Spangled birds usually sport a stark white or yellow bib (marking where their first white plumage will emerge), whereas wildtype patterns normally don't.

You should see the overstock bin at Meyer.....always full of at least 40 beautiful SS, all bibbed and gorgeous. Yet again, never struggled to determine the differentiating features between spangled and wildtype breeds thrown in when selecting peeps.

Here are just a few of my Spangled OEGBs:
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Welsummers from a couple years ago:
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Of course, there will always be exceptions. Just something I've noticed so far.

~Alex

There's oftentimes a significant difference between Brown Leghorn/Welsummer (I lumped them together because these breeds truly are indistinguishable until later on) and Speckled Sussex chicks. Even within hatchery birds, actually. I've owned many Welsummers from various sources, as well as SS, and numerous Spangled/Black Breasted Red Old English Game bantams (same colors, same concept).....never had trouble telling them apart. Spangled birds usually sport a stark white or yellow bib (marking where their first white plumage will emerge), whereas wildtype patterns normally don't.

You should see the overstock bin at Meyer.....always full of at least 40 beautiful SS, all bibbed and gorgeous. Yet again, never struggled to determine the differentiating features between spangled and wildtype breeds thrown in when selecting peeps.

Here are just a few of my Spangled OEGBs:
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Welsummers from a couple years ago:
View attachment 1680774
Of course, there will always be exceptions. Just something I've noticed so far.

~Alex

Can you tell which is which? One has White Bib and Yellow Legs. Other doesn't have a dramatic bib, but has white legs. One is a Speckled Sussex and the other is a Light Brown Leghorn!

 

[MADlove]

There's oftentimes a significant difference between Brown Leghorn/Welsummer (I lumped them together because these breeds truly are indistinguishable until later on) and Speckled Sussex chicks. Even within hatchery birds, actually. I've owned many Welsummers from various sources, as well as SS, and numerous Spangled/Black Breasted Red Old English Game bantams (same colors, same concept).....never had trouble telling them apart. Spangled birds usually sport a stark white or yellow bib (marking where their first white plumage will emerge), whereas wildtype patterns normally don't.

You should see the overstock bin at Meyer.....always full of at least 40 beautiful SS, all bibbed and gorgeous. Yet again, never struggled to determine the differentiating features between spangled and wildtype breeds thrown in when selecting peeps.

Here are just a few of my Spangled OEGBs:
View attachment 1680769
Welsummers from a couple years ago:
View attachment 1680774
Of course, there will always be exceptions. Just something I've noticed so far.

~Alex

Alex - it has been a while, so I hope you get this! I could REALLY use some help identifying my SS from my LBL. Both are about 4 days old from a hatchery. Chick One has Yellow Shanks but also has a bib. Chick 2 has white shanks, but no bib! First 3 pics are chick 1. The next 4 are chick 2. Last pic is side by side. The circled one is Chick 1.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Alex - it has been a while, so I hope you get this! I could REALLY use some help identifying my SS from my LBL. Both are about 4 days old from a hatchery. Chick One has Yellow Shanks but also has a bib. Chick 2 has white shanks, but no bib! First 3 pics are chick 1. The next 4 are chick 2. Last pic is side by side. The circled one is Chick 1.

The Sussex has pink feet and legs. It can be very hard to tell when they are this young, so many breeds have these kind of markings and coloring as chicks. When I had Sussex chicks I noticed that their brown had a little more red tint to it. Hard for me to tell in your photos.