Quote:
I agree about the teenage stage.......I love to watch them figure new things out....This weekend we put them in a temp. outside pen. It is very large and they run and fly and hop and dust all day and they are too funny...
She is a Star.... My son's Quest (gifted) class wanted to see some chicks.....
I was able to take four for them to see. Well when I got there and opened the box out popped the sussex and everyone just fell in love....She is VERY friendly and let all of the children hold her and pet her....I...
My little Spec. Sussex is doing great she is very bold....Loves to jump out and check things out when I am cleaning or giving water and/or feed. I hope it is a she...I will put a new picture soon....I know she will need a special name....Cause she (hoping) is turning out to be a special bird.
Quote:
Good luck with your baby.....How old is she....
Mine is about 6 days old. I lost the others at 3 days old.....
It is too easy to fall in love with those sweet little fuzz butts.
The remaing chick is doing great...She is very small..I have several other chicks in with her and even the EE chicks are larger than her.....Where did you get your ss from?
Mine came from Ideal and they have a waiting list for them...I wonder if that has something to do with it....Maybe they...
Quote:
I took some with the chicks in a metal pail with shavings in the bottom.
The others I just took from the door of my brooder. I didn't want to handle the sussex too much so I only pulled the bigger birds out to put in the bucket.
Why don't you want to handle them?
I didn't want to...
Quote:
I already love my remaining sussex. It is the same age as the others but she is so small. She just busts in when she wants something and sleeps on who ever she likes. She is going to be a pistol.
Quote:
I took some with the chicks in a metal pail with shavings in the bottom.
The others I just took from the door of my brooder. I didn't want to handle the sussex too much so I only pulled the bigger birds out to put in the bucket.
Well this morning the weak chicks took a turn for the worse...They had been doing better....Late this afternoon I found one dead and the other laying face down. I held her for about an hour before she passed. I had gotten three speckled sussex and I have one left...It looks great...Small but...
Okay I have gotten some pictures.....The three sussex are doing better. Eating and drinking and moving around better now... Still not as good as the others but better.
Easter Eggers
White Rocks
Sussex are the two standing together.
Black Aust. Silver Laced Wynd. EEs and Sussex
I am...
I just picked up my 12 chicks from the local co-op. They order from Ideal. I got 3 Black Aust. 3 silver laced wynd. 3 EEs 3 speckled sussex.
The speckled sussex are small and are not sure on their feet. One is very weak. It will drink and kinda eats. I have them in with the rest for...