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  1. riverrockfamilyfarm

    NEW Sussex Color (Cuckoo)

    I have put my Best Rooster with my Very Best Hen. I am going to hatch and raise several chicks from this cross. I will post new picture of them. Maybe tomorrow. Suzie
  2. riverrockfamilyfarm

    NEW Sussex Color (Cuckoo)

    Sorry I have been away, it has been a crazy busy winter. So most of the chicks are growing up beautifully. The solid black chicks have stayed solid black. I have a couple of young roosters that look promising. I will post some new pictures. I just separated the Cuckoo's into a breeding pen...
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    Peafowl hen with respiratory infection. Help

    I have a 3 month old peahen that is half the size of her hatch mates. She is wheezing and has problems breathing. her body condition is poor and she seems somewhat bones. She acts the same as the other peafowl from her hatch. I have not noticed any discharge from her eyes but a little from...
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    Peahen not doing well. Help please

    I have 3 young peafowl. 2 are doing fine, but one of my peahens, is not thriving. She is half the size of the other 2 and seems to have some kind of respiratory problem. She is wheezing and is short of breath. What can I do to help her. Thanks Suzie
  5. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Legbar Thread!

    We decided to put our hen down and have a necropsy preformed on her. She was doing no better or worse just lingering. I did not want to see her suffer anymore. Will let everyone know what we find out. She was 7 months old and had been extremely healthy her whole life. She is the hen that I...
  6. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Legbar Thread!

    This hen is nearly 7 months old. So she has not been on medicated feed for a very long time. Please keep the think tank working I need all the suggestions I can get. Thanks Suzie
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    The Legbar Thread!

    She doesn't have the symptoms of Mareks. And if she had Mareks I would have other sick chickens. She has been like this almost 2 weeks. She is no better or worse. My vet and I are both stumped and I don't want to kill her to find out what she has. If she dies, I will have a necropsy done to...
  8. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Legbar Thread!

    Her pupils are clear and she seems to see just fine. I will check her eyes again. I have been giving her a nutri drench and Vit. B Complex. I also put her on an antibiotic. I just don't know how she can just keep hanging in there, but she is. I have around 100 birds and no one else is under...
  9. riverrockfamilyfarm

    NEW Sussex Color (Cuckoo)

    Tim, The original chick that started this whole thing was a day old chick from Greenfire farm. I guess Greenfire could have allowed an intruder, but I think they run a pretty tight ship. I am standing by my belief that these birds are of pure sussex origin. They are the proper size and...
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    The Legbar Thread!

    I am really sad and upset. One of my CCLB hens is really sick. I am completely at a loss. She is bright and alert and has just become very weak. She does not puff up nor does she have any discharge of congestion and she has no fever. I have been hand feeding her for over a week. She is...
  11. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Sussex thread!

    They should all be about the same. Here in the US it seems that the Light, Coronation and Silver are bigger. I think this is for 2 reasons, 1. in the UK large fowl seems to mean LARGE. 2. They are more interested in SOP. I think that the Speckled are smaller because they have been in the...
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    The Sussex thread!

    So I have a question, Can anyone tell me in Red Sussex are the roosters suppose to have black hackles around their necks or are they suppose to be just red with a black tail. I have hatched Red Sussex eggs from several sources and there is a huge difference in the roosters. I need a little...
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    The Sussex thread!

    Quote: Why would you want to do this? Each color of Sussex was bred for a purpose. When you cross the colors, you cross the purposes. It's not just "A Sussex is a Sussex is a Sussex". The breed has a long history. Along the way, different Sussex folk wanted different colors for specific...
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    The Sussex thread!

    Quote: Very interseting variation will you post pic again when they feather out? Please! I sure will, I am so excited about this recovered old/new Sussex Color. I will post pictures regularly and share there growth and development.
  15. riverrockfamilyfarm

    NEW Sussex Color (Cuckoo)

    Okay I told everyone that I would post pictures of the Cuckoo Sussex chicks when they hatched. HERE THEY ARE!!!! Janice (the mother of cuckoo sussex) told me that about 1 out of every 10 chicks has black legs, grows up to be all black and is always a hen. hmmmmm. That is exactly what...
  16. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Sussex thread!

    Okay I promised everybody to take pictures of the Cuckoo Sussex chicks when they hatched. HERE THEY ARE!!!! Some of them look an a lot like Silvers. Janice the mother of this breed, told me that 1 out of every 10 or so is solid black with black legs. That is exactly what I hatched. (11...
  17. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Legbar Thread!

    I am a show person at heart ( dog, horses....etc. ), so it really bothers me when some doesn't strive for quality. I like the SOP and I like to know that I am doing right by a breed. You can feed good chickens as well as bad chickens and the SOP is there for a reason. Some standard are just...
  18. riverrockfamilyfarm

    The Legbar Thread!

    I will tell you what I can. We have family friends in England and their neighbor raises CCLB's. He is DEFRA certified and when I requested information he was just in the process of doing his flock testing. I went through the USDA, bought a permit and imported eggs. I was lucky enough to...
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    The Legbar Thread!

    I know you are soooo excited to finally have your CCLB's I also have some cutie's. I don't want to mess up your day but everyone needs to know. I know you all are paying dearly for your birds, they should be perfect examples of the breed. Your rooster has a floppy comb which is a very...
  20. riverrockfamilyfarm

    NEW Sussex Color (Cuckoo)

    Just put 12 Cuckoo Sussex eggs in lockdown! I will post pictures when they hatch. Also just put 20 more Cuckoo Sussex eggs in incubator!!
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