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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    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...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    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...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    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...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    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...
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    speckled sussex domininque eggs wanted

    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.
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    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...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    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...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    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...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    Quote: I'm really liking the top line of your pullet. Nice long back. Nice tail angle. Legs set well apart. Pretty girl. On the roo, I'm with MathAce. He looks young and I'd like to see post molt pictures. I was surprised how some of my roos lost white tail feathers and others did not...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    Quote: Naw, she was just on the move and generally ticked off at me for stalking her. But I'm gonna tell you, I have pinched tails everywhere and my most open male is 33 from Mt. Healthy pictured several posts above, and as I've mentioned, he's not much of a lover. I'm going to wait to see...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    Quote: Hi, when most think about fantail it will be the main tail feathers well spread apart, and you will need this to develop the nice open tail with a little fluff between the two rows of main tail. Just remember the tail can be pinched vertically and horizontally. This subject came up on...
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    Quote: Thanks Don, for your guidance. Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to share with those of us just getting started. Rboin
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    show quality speckled sussex ??

    Okay, here she is again. Mt. Healthy #83 at 37 weeks. Outside in the sunshine. Still not happy about the camera and absolutely refused to pose for a frontal.
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