Diamond Duchess and Painted Sussex?

[Obiwan Henobi]

We are adding to an existing flock this spring, so this is my second go-around for brooding chicks. All winter I had researched, and intended to look for certain breeds this spring. But because of the current craze in chicken rearing, those breeds have been hard to find at my local farm stores, and today I opted (a bit reluctantly) for two breeds I know very little about. Anyone have experience with the "Diamond Duchess"? It's apparently an exclusive breed offered by Family Farm and Home. I also picked up a couple of "Paint Sussex" which I'm guessing is a Sussex hybrid. Any experience with these two breeds?

 

[nuthatched]

I've never heard of those breeds at all. Do you know what hatchery the store uses?

 

[Obiwan Henobi]

I've never heard of those breeds at all. Do you know what hatchery the store uses?

We live in Northwest Ohio. I believe the store gets their birds from Townline (Michigan) and Hoover's. But I searched online at both of those hatcheries and couldn't find anything about them. I did find a brief description of the Paint Sussex on Mount Healthy Hatchery's website in Cincinnati, OH.

 

[nuthatched]

We live in Northwest Ohio. I believe the store gets their birds from Townline (Michigan) and Hoover's. But I searched online at both of those hatcheries and couldn't find anything about them. I did find a brief description of the Paint Sussex on Mount Healthy Hatchery's website in Cincinnati, OH.

Well eck. I have an order coming tomorrow from Mt Healthy, if I saw the paint Sussex, I would have ordered some.