Speckled Sussex or Welsummer?

[Newchick mom]

We have 5 Barred Plymouth Rocks and “the brown one”. I can’t tell if she is Speckled Sussex or Welsummer? Any ideas - confirmation? I bought them from farm store but the box labeled her as a premium pullet (the BPR listed as pullets- not premium).

 

[JedJackson]

I don't think it is either. The legs look dark, not white like Sussex or yellow like Welsumers.

 

[Newchick mom]

Ugh! My other choices - thoughts - Light Brown Leghorn, gallina pineira (but I think their legs are yellow), Welsummer Bantam????

Better pic of legs.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Bielevelder? Post more pics as she develops and it should be easier to start to tell.

 

[Newchick mom]

Bielevelder? Post more pics as she develops and it should be easier to start to tell.

I definitely will. Thank you!

 

[BastyPutt]

Yeah these chipmunk wild-types are really difficult to distinguish until some type of feathering comes in. I will say that Speckled Sussex would usually be more reddish or darker. so I think that is one that you could possibly eliminate.

 

[house1917]

With the really defined and outlined 'head dart' it feels like we can rule out Bielefelder. Hatchery grade Speckled Sussex or Welsummer with the wrong colored legs seem like the logical take.

But... with with the greenish legs could it be a single combed Easter Egger?

Recently it seems like anything goes with EEs so the wild type chick with willow legs but single combed isn't a stretch. This is one where we're relying on you @Newchick mom to share a picture in 4-6 weeks so we can see this shakes out!!

 

[BastyPutt]

With the really defined and outlined 'head dart' it feels like we can rule out Bielefelder. Hatchery grade Speckled Sussex or Welsummer with the wrong colored legs seem like the logical take.

But... with with the greenish legs could it be a single combed Easter Egger?

Recently it seems like anything goes with EEs so the wild type chick with willow legs but single combed isn't a stretch. This is one where we're relying on you @Newchick mom to share a picture in 4-6 weeks so we can see this shakes out!!

This is a great post.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

@house1917 What would you call that on the side of these girls' faces?

 

[house1917]

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@house1917 What would you call that on the side of these girls' faces?

Eyeliner seems to be what's used on BYC. I used to call it Cleopatra eyes before joining this site.

Nerd, party of one