lougarbard Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hello! About six weeks ago I bought a trio of Welsummers, they are great, and I am seriously addicted! I have today aquired a hen (?) off a firend who hatched three chicks from some random eggs she got from someone she knew. But we have no idea what breed this chick ( 10 weeks old) is? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Also she is thinking it is female, is there an easy way of telling? I can only get pictures for you, by you clicking on the link. Thanks for any help. Louise. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/Chickens/chickens031.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm afraid I don't know but she looks lovely Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Have a look at this chicken, could be yours. The first one a Daisybelle. Your's is beatiful. http://www.cotswoldchickens.com/breeds.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Welcome to the forum . I think Chooklady is probably right, but I immediately thought Pied Suffolk. Maybe not enough white round the neck for that though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I might be wrong ANH but I think a pied suffolk and a daiseybelle are the same breed, just different producers names . Mine are apparently daiseybelles but look like the pied suffolk picture and Tuesday has absolutely minimal white on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 She looks like my Pied Suffolk. Breeders give all sorts of fancy "brand" names to what is essentially the same breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'd say a pied suffolk as well. Or possibly a pure bred silver sussex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I would plump for pied suffolk too, but what do I know? She's lovely looking anyway. Edited for stupid typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Don't know but I just wanted to say that is one lovely chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I would guess that she is a pure breed Silver Sussex. The reason I say that is that the Pied Suffolk is a hybrid, which means they don't come true to breed - i.e. if you mate a male Pied Suffolk and a female Pied Suffolk, you won't get a Pied Suffolk chick. To get Pied Suffolks you have to breed from whatever the crossing breeds are (Rhode Island and something else I expect, sorry I don't know). It seems unlikely (although not impossible) that you would have a pied suffolk egg unless it had come from one of the places that breed them commercially. Whichever she is, she looks absolutely gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 yeh its probably along the line of a reverse sussex, pied suffork or silver sussex but the question is whitch one? lovely girl though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Pimlott Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 looks like a hybrid... we call them magpies but i think a suffolk & all the other names are one & the same. Its not a pure bred sussex, wrong leg colour for a start. Looks as though it will make you a nice bird though K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
