Ah I see THANK YOU for the photo illustration. Now I'm off to look at MY birds- this thread is SO fantastic in how so much of the discussions apply to ALL breeds!
Over all a very nice looking bird, very balanced and pleasing to the eye! I have a question though- his head doesn't look "right" to me- didn't someone mention a few pages back that Sussex should have a "circular" shape to the head? This guys head looks rather triangular to me. It just looks...
In regards to the pink to the legs, are Javas like Black Copper Marans in that as they reach sexual maturity they go through a stage where their legs and feet have a reddish "flush" to them? I think something like that is much more likely than it being caused by the Manna feed. For comparison...