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Sussex
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Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed:
The Sussex is a dual purpose breed. It has high egg production and in the early 1900s was a prized table bird. They produce about 240-260 eggs a year. Chicks develop quickly for heavy breed. They were...
HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!!
This time 4 years ago, 10 Light Sussexs hatched out. Unfortunately only 3 remain to celebrate their 4th birthday! I am currently working one a 3rd generation of them, so far I have one, but could expect another 3 . Here are some pics of them on their birthday!
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QUAIL!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday 15 quail hatched! And I got 5 pips in the incubator . Unfortunately 2 quail died, so I had 13. By the next morning, today, I had 5 little babies in the incubator! I went down to the hens where the other 13 had hatched and 3 were cold, but breathing. So, I took all...
Information on Fowl Pox, Coccidiosis (Cocci/Coxy) and Mareks Disease
Fowl Pox
Fowl Pox affects birds of all ages, although rare, it can be a serious problem, particularly for a breeder. It is a slow spreading viral infection found in chickens, turkeys and some other forms of poultry. It is...
CHICKENS
At the moment I have 22 chickens. 3 'growers', 10 hens, 1 cockerel and 8 chicks. I have an egg under a hen:
An 3 eggs in the incubator, as I am working on a 3rd generation of some of my chickens. My first chicks were born on the 1st of September 2005. Earlier this year on April 24th I...
1st August 2009
First of PINCH PUNCH FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH! Gotcha! Anywho, today I went to my first EVER poultry auction! I intended to bid for about 11 or 12 eggs, but ended up with 41 eggs, yes 41! 7 are in my incubator, 21 under a hen and the other 13 are under another hen belonging to a...