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[clongmoor]

As requested, here is link to a photo of my new sussexes including the rare blue Daphne!

 

Claire

Rosie

Priscilla

Daphne blue sussex

Cynthia light sussex

 

[tom123]

WOW shes lovely!

 

Good luck with them

Tom

[TAJ]

I've never heard of a blue Sussex - what in her colour gives her this name? I have heard of Buff Sussex that look this colour but a blue is new to me.

 

Tracy

[Daphne]

Well she's not what I was expecting! I had visions of something looking like a bluebelle - ie blue all over. How old is she, obviously a youngster? I think you have something which may be a buff coronation. This is non-standard and pretty rare, although I think it would be made from crossing a buff sussex (buff with black hackles/tail) with a coronation sussex (white with blue/lavendar hackles/tail). Anyway, she is delightful and blessed with the most perfect name! Thank you for putting her picture up so quickly, its been very informative!

 

EDITED to add - just read the other thread where you tell us the breeder said she is a buff coronation. I'm not sure whether to feel stupid for not reading the other thread first or relieved that my hunch was correct!!

Edited January 21, 2009 by Guest

[mostin]

Lovely girls, the pair of them. Thanks for posting piccies of the blue, I think I can see the colour on her neck and tail.

[Redwing]

The one on the left is lovely, she is quite a bit smaller isn't she? bless her

 

I thought the one on the right was meant to be the Blue then I re-read your original thread and discovered that the Blue has a slight blue tinge on some of the feathers and I get it now!

Edited January 21, 2009 by Guest

[Minnie the Moocher]

I'm a bit confused

 

Does she lay blue eggs, or does she have a blue sheen which hasn't reproduced?

 

She is lovely though.

[Daphne]

The blue refers to the blue/lavendar in her neck and tail. Really blue in chickens is a polite way of saying grey...unfortunately!

[Madbird]

She's lovely! - they both are!! Bootiful girls

[clongmoor]

apologies - I should have said it was a continuation from my previous thread. The little one is a blue sussex which is a cross between a buff and a coronation. She is mostly buff with bluey/grey feathers around her collar and tail. She also has a slightly blue face. Her name is Daphne and she is a bantam, she is also very young, the light sussex is about 4 months old. They are both settlng in nicely and seem quite happy chatting with our two old girls through the wire!

 

Claire