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Yup, I already have numbered ones. They are all currently leg banded, but as I start to cull down I will move over to numbered bands instead of colors. Broody is a very important aspect I am trying to breed in.

I could always get some Orpingtons... I will give this bunch a good trial. All of the Guides to Speckled Sussex say that this breed is supposed to be broody. I may make extra notes on which ones go broody in the long run and hope to keep that within the breed.

Mary, That's exactly what I want - productive, large and friendly birds. I went with SS for the reason that they were historically perfect for what I want. But as said earlier, I just fear that they are not to the same standards any more. One of my biggest concerns moving forward is that I...

I have one who already lets me hold him, but I have not really started checking him for disqualifications or faults. You raise a good point about having a 2nd rooster. I have a 2nd pen I had planned to use when my hens got fertile so I could separate them. I didn't really want to have to...

Thanks Mary. I had a hard time locating a breeder who's goals lined up with mine. I felt like it would be fun to just go at it myself with hatchery stock. In the end I'm only doing this as a hobby and the results really don't matter. I think my biggest problem is going to be selecting a...

All, So my long term goal is a dual purpose bird. Speckled Sussex is what I ended up going with, but the more I start reading the less happy I am about my choice. I'm 30 chickens deep at this point so I need to move forward. My wife would kill me if I started over. What I wanted was a bird...