SueChick Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Have just got two new lovely chooks - one is a magpie and one is a Speckledy - can anyone tell me what breeds they are from? I have been researching but keep getting different answers. We got them from a lovely lady at Churchmans Farm, Faversham on Omlet's recommendation. This is the first time we have ever gone anywhere else other than Omlet and so far, so good.... They are beautiful birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Others may know more, but I believe these are Hybrids ie. carefully crossed hens bred to be good layers. I love the name you have given your Speckledy (I think that the Speckledy has Marran in her and so would lay nice brown eggs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 magpie http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20990 Speckledy is a maran Rhode island red hybrid a speckled is a bared Plymouth rock Rhode island red cross both look the same and do from time to time the later gets sold as the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueChick Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thank you - that seems to explain the confusion as I have seen the speckledy described as both a barred Plymouth Rock and rode island red cross as well as a maran and rode island cross and couldn't understand it. Apparently the Magpie is also known as a pied Sussex, daisybell, reverse sussex and silver Sussex! They are a cross of Rhode Island Red and sussex. However if anyone knows different, I would love to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaps Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Yes, the Magpie is a cross between a Barred Plymouth Rock and a White Rhode - or so I was informed when we got our Magpie, Jessie, last year. We have also had a Black Rock - similar to the Magpie in looks and temperament, active, curious and inclined to be top hen. Lovely little creatures. Only downside, and this is probably not the breed but just one of those things, Jessie is desperate for a chick and last summer went broody three times and once already this year and is quite assertive about it although we did manage to 'break' the broodiness each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hi I've got a pied suffolk (Peggy) and a speckledy (Edith) and a barred rock (Daisy) that all look completely different but some pictures I've seen is that they all can look like a Plymouth barred rock I got told that the pied suffolk is a RIR crossed with a light Sussex I don't know how to attach photos but if I figure it out I will post some pics of my girls so people can confirm whether I have got the breeds I was told they were Thanks James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Welcome to the forum James. I think you need to do a certain number of posts before you can add pictures. Enjoy your new chooks SueChick. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
