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Hilbillie

  • Joined Feb 2008
  • St. Mayeux, Brittany
Breed of Chickens
« on: July 22, 2008, 05:08:06 pm »
This is a picture of Flirty and Girty, two of my hens.  Can anyone tell me which breed they are?
Hilary

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008, 07:50:10 pm »
Any chance you could get a closer photo?

jacyjones

  • Joined Jun 2008
  • Aberystwyth, Mid Wales
Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 09:12:32 pm »
Hard to tell as it is small but they look a lot like my Black Rocks. :-\
Husband, 2 teenage daughters, 1 horse, 2 Springers, 2 White khaki campbells, 5 black rocks, 1 warren and 2 pet rats :)

Hilbillie

  • Joined Feb 2008
  • St. Mayeux, Brittany
Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2008, 09:21:43 am »
Hopefully this is a clearer picture of Flirty.  Girty doesnt have as much brown as Flirty and then there's Flo who is predominantly black with a tiny brown throat but with gorgeous green and purple tints on her back.  All three have pale legs but Red, who is a lovely reddy brown colour all over, has yellow legs!  I'm pretty sure Hetty and Betty are Light Sussex, they are white with black necklace and tail feathers and are much bigger than the rest. 
Hilary

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
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Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2008, 07:53:47 pm »
They look like some of our Black Rocks.

doganjo

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Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2008, 03:10:14 pm »
I had three exactly like those - father was a rhode island red, mother was a black rock/sussex cross.  They have such lovely markings - I loved them. Unfortuantely rehomed when I moved, so need to find more
Annie
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

MissTexel

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2008, 03:31:39 am »
They look awefully like red rocks or black rocks! Both of these breeds can turn out looking like that! They are a sexlink cross so the coluring can vary greatly from bird to bird! Very nice birds in general and great layers! :)

garden cottage

  • Joined Sep 2008
  • forest of dean
Re: Breed of Chickens
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2008, 06:45:15 am »
Im with rosemary look exactly like our black rocks excellent layers

 

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