Articles by sussexmarans

Chicken Breed Info: Breed Purpose: classic dual purpose. when fattened correctly gourmet meat; excellent layers, especially the Light Sussex. Comb: single upright Broodiness: Familial. Make great winter layers if Feb. or March hatched. Good mothers Climate Tolerance: excellent, cold hardy...

We started our chicken adventure when my sister wanted to keep chickens. We incubated 6 eggs for her birthday and got two cockerels. We re-homed one because it was a bit aggressive and so Geoff was left He is our light sussex. He was our first chicken, and he hatched 2:52 on the 8th of may 2012...