What kind of Sussex are we?

[kcaywood]

So I hatched some eBay eggs that were listed as Light and Coronation Sussex, with some mysterious results. I believe one of the below chicks is Light Sussex - any guesses on the darker one? Buff Sussex? I know it's not a Speckled Sussex. These babies are almost two weeks old and have delightful temperaments.

 

[Katy]

The darker one looks like my speckled sussex chicks.

 

[itsmyobsession]

The darker one is a speckled sussex.

 

[pdsavage]

I have had red sussex chicks look like that as well untill they start getting the white spots its hard to tell,for awhile i had em mixed up....

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sussex/BRKSussex.html

red sussex chick

 

[kcaywood]

Thanks for the replies - I'm pretty sure it's not a Speckled Sussex, though - here is a picture of my for-sure Speckled Sussex next to the mystery Sussex ... They are about a week apart in age, but you can see that the mystery chick is golden/buff and doesn't have the eye band.

 

[Lbrad7]

Looks like a Speckled Sussex mix to me.

 

[kcaywood]

Thanks, pdsavage - These mystery chicks never had the chipmunk stripes or eye band, so I don't know if they could be Red Sussex. I'll put another picture taken when they were about one week old. I have three of each color.

 

[kcaywood]

A mix - I hadn't thought of that possibility. I've asked the seller a couple of times and gotten no reply - maybe that is why.

 

[banjoejoe4783]

If They Where Listed As Lite / Coronation Then I Would Say It Is An Oooops Some One Jumped The Fince Or All The Hens Where Not Pure

 

[kcaywood]

The seller confirmed that one of his birds is a Light/Buff cross - so it appears we have some Buffs here - hope so! Those wings look pretty dark, so it may be an oooops as well, as banjoejoe said.