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Do you want a pic of the roolet or his daddy? Both have white primaries, as did one of the breeding hens. However, since my starter stock was all over the place with regards to form, I am really more concerned with the barn rather than the paint at this point. Coloring was the absolute last...

Hi Don and the rest of ya'll SS people, I subscribed to this thread a long time ago, and only rarely get the email alerts that you are all busy with this thread. So I am always surprised how much is going on here. In answer to your question though, I've had some awful problems with hatching...

Thanks for the input. I cracked open a dud today. On external inspection of the chick, all the requisite parts were there. I didn't open him up though to see if he had all the necessary internal parts. He actually looked really good, except of course, he was dead. I will try again in when...

I have just gone through two hatches of SGD's with similar results (eggs came from birds obtained from McMurray last summer). Eggs quit in the incubator after the 1st week. Less than 25% actual hatch rate. So, if these dismal results are truly a case of 2 carriers meeting up,changing roos...

I have speckled sussex eggs. I am in central Virginia, near Farmville. My birds are good layers at 4-5/week and they lay large-sized eggs. My breeding stock meets the SOP for size. I also have some day old and week old chicks available.

At 10 months, my largest pullets from Mt. Healthy were 5.8 - 6 pounds. Most are in the 4-5 pound range. My Mt. Healthy cockerel, also 10 months, tipped the scale at 9.8 pounds. So size wise, Mt. Healthy is definitely there. Their combs are all over the place, there are problems with too much...

I have 3 different strains of SS hens. Both my McMurray and Sandhill birds are still laying pullet sized eggs (40-48g) at 7 and 6 months old respectively. Can't say for sure about rate because they are mixed in with other brown egg layers, but I'd say about 4-5 per week. My Mt. Healthy girls...

Quote: Nakstk, I am no expert, (in fact, I'm a newb) and I haven't been to a county fair on poultry judging day so I can't even offer guidance there. Just based on color though, I'd say Bess and Betty are closer to the mahogany bay noted in the standard. They also seem broader all the way...