[Chookaholic]

Hi,
I read someone talking about a sussex reverse on a thread somewhere.Can anyone tell/show me what they look like?I have what I think is some sort of a sussex hybrid,& wondered if it was a sussex reverse.It's got lots of white/black sussex type pattrns on it's chest & neck area,which starts on it's head,travelling down to it's back which is then reversed to more black/white patterns down to it's tail which is plain slate grey/black :?:  :?:

[Foxy]

A reverse of light sussex colours typically black hackle markings on white -is whats known as a "silver sussex" which is white or silver markings on black base. If you mate a light sussex with a  pure black cock of any description you will also get a silver sussex colouring it is very pretty!

[Chookaholic]

Hi Foxy!I have a piccie of my chook under the thread 'got my chooks-took some photo's for you all' on chicken chat.What do you think she is? (sorry,not sure how to put piccies up-hubby normally does it,must learn!)

[Foxy]

Is it the one called a "speckled star?" I think that is a Marans crossed with Plymouth Rock, are they laying yet? If she lays a brown egg will probably be right. Very similar to a Silver sussex though although a sussex hen would look more fluffy and chunkier. Bodger would probably know for sure though.

[tiptopchickendon]

It is this

I have one and its a hybird of Rhode Island Red and Sussex

Nice Chook, but runs like a T-rex fron Jurassic Park...

Daisybelle at Cotswold

edited as link did not work..doh

[Chookaholic]

Foxy,yes the one called a speckled star.I wondered if she was a speckled star or not cos I think she looks alot like a sussex.She doesn't look speckled to me.
She is bigger than my other chooks,she's 20 wks today.1 of my 4 layed their 1st eggy 2day  but I don't think it was her.But I think she is getting close now cos she crouches & spreads her wings a bit when i stroke her,& her wattle & comb is redder too.This is happening with one of my others too.All of a sudden they look big & fat & rounded!
Tiptopchickendon,yep,sounds about right,she doesn't half get going when she runs!It's soo funny!