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That is for 6 day old chicks and yes I did say they were expensive that is $25 per chick.
If I'm not mistaken, what I saw was the buff sussex are $150 per 6 day old chicks ($25 each)....the silver sussex are $750 per 6 ($150 each). I'm sure these are fine birds but to an average joe like me the pricing tended to startle me a tad.
You are correct my mistake on that, the birds I purchased were not sussex but Pumpkins, and yes they were still expensive I am very happy though. Apparently silver sussex are rare and in demand to bring that price.
That is for 6 day old chicks and yes I did say they were expensive that is $25 per chick.
If I'm not mistaken, what I saw was the buff sussex are $150 per 6 day old chicks ($25 each)....the silver sussex are $750 per 6 ($150 each). I'm sure these are fine birds but to an average joe like me the pricing tended to startle me a tad.
You are correct my mistake on that, the birds I purchased were not sussex but Pumpkins, and yes they were still expensive I am very happy though. Apparently silver sussex are rare and in demand to bring that price.
From Greenfirefarms website:
There are eight color varieties of Sussex, several of which are not found in America. Prior to 2007, four color varieties were represented here: light, red, speckled, and buff. But, in the summer of that year, Greenfire Farms imported new Sussex bloodlines from championship stock in Australia. (Imports have been banned from England because of avian flu in that country.) These birds included two new Sussex varieties that may have never existed in America: silver Sussex and the subtly beautiful coronation Sussex.
That would explain why they are so expensive, sounds like they have champion bloodlines in those breeds and the chicks recieved would not be far down the line from the originals.
There are eight color varieties of Sussex, several of which are not found in America. Prior to 2007, four color varieties were represented here: light, red, speckled, and buff. But, in the summer of that year, Greenfire Farms imported new Sussex bloodlines from championship stock in Australia. (Imports have been banned from England because of avian flu in that country.) These birds included two new Sussex varieties that may have never existed in America: silver Sussex and the subtly beautiful coronation Sussex.
That would explain why they are so expensive, sounds like they have champion bloodlines in those breeds and the chicks recieved would not be far down the line from the originals.
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