The Sussex thread!

[call ducks]

Hey all my sussex have arrived!

 

[3riverschick]

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, Call Ducks!
Which are you taking to a show this year? Loving the hackles coloring! So correct on the males.
Could come up a bit higher on the nape of the neck, but the coloring and balance of black & white
is stunning!. Lovely breed type. Huge congrats to Emily for breeding them and yourself for obtaining them.
Best,
Karen

 

[call ducks]

None are going to show this year! Next year though!! They are lovely you have to see them to believe them! They are HUGE. Best part is i can see no Aussie sussex showing up!

What's with this topic, i guess sussex craze is over now??

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

Those are some pretty birds, Call Ducks. I cna't seem to get any LS eggs to hatch no matter what I try. I will have some chicks shipped to me I suppose.

I plan on hatching some of my Coronations when I get them separated. As far as the Sussex craze goes, I'm still getting into them. They are my new favorite breed. I don't plan on slowing down!

 

[call ducks]

Hey,

The sussex is a great breed! Even tough these are in a molt right now there was a hen who laid an egg in the crate some time thoughout the shipment (they were shipped via jet from BC to NS).

 

[RIRJen]

Did know if anyone was looking so I thought I'd post here I've been lurking and enjoying all the pictures of the pretty sussex out there!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-showgirl-or-12-speckled-sussex-hatching-eggs

Above is a link to some Speckled Sussex eggs I've got listed here on BYC! I have some ready to go now! Check out pictures on the post to see some of my flock!

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

Does anyone have the SOP for Light Sussex? Preferably in a free pdf form. I assume this is what would be best to breed Coronations to.

I believe I have a very nice pair to start out with. I would just like to compare them to the SOP and breed to that. I don't think that Coronation is recognized yet, but I think it would be best to stay true to the breed when breeding.

 

[call ducks]

I don't have a SOP in PDF (but would love one!)

But yes if you are going to be breeding Coro's you should be breeding to the APA. One thing i could suggest is try to find a light sussex line that was not bred to aussie sussex.

 

[annabell254]

I just took this and HAD to share they are 8-9 weeks

 

[call ducks]

Nice!