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  1. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    I believe Walt is in the phone directory.
  2. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    -------------------------------------------- Walt is in Deer Lodge Montana.
  3. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi Leela, Hoping to restart my flock of pure English Light Sussex this summer. Hopefully with chicks. If all goes well, Will be at the Columbus show with a bird or two. Best, Karen
  4. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    ±----------- To my knowledge Walt Boese is no longer breeding light Sussex. neither is Sandra Ross in Canada .I rehomed my flock to Carl Thompson in Blairsville Pennsylvania . they are Walt Boese crossed with Sandra Ross. All pure English strains. I talked to Carl just last week. he has kept...
  5. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    wow, it looks like a Blue Splash something. I don't see any of the Columbian gene markings which would mark it as a Light Sussex. Very interesting, Karen
  6. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Yup, that sounds like the plan. Best, Karen
  7. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    For me, yes. One could have a Light Sussex with wings as improper as those on the chick and still be a Light Sussex. But the black hackle is definitive for Light Sussex. Then again, if you are truly seeing barring. The barring gene doesn't exist in any Sussex variety. Best, Karen
  8. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Maybe she is a Light Sussex missing the Hackle Black gene? Grant says in his UK book, " 2st Century Poultry Breeding" that he believes that a Light Sussex without the proposed Hackle Black gene would not have a black hackle. You should send this pic of this chick to Grant Brereton and see what...
  9. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

  10. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    good for you.
  11. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    That is weird Aussie Annie. the rounded ends on the hackle feathers says she's a girl. Boys have pointed ends to their hackle feathers. I think the shape of the tail says girl too. The comb definitely looks like a boy. Also no sweeping drape of saddle feathers like the boys have. Maybe she is a...
  12. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi, The birds above have barring in their hackle feathers. I believe they are Delawares. Which is the same coloring as the Light Sussex but with the barring gene added. Plus they have yellow legs. Light Sussex have white legs. Sometimes Light Sussex are hatched with a yellow tint to their legs...
  13. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi Cathy, Nope I didn't know this. Utterly fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing! Best, Karen
  14. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    It will not move you away if it is done in a balanced fashion. The problem they were seeing back there in the breed was a change in body type just for egg production. The Leghorn is a superb egg layer. Granted it is much easier to make money with eggs than grow out meat birds for the small...
  15. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    I think the more we encourage or allow these obviously upright tails (more than 45 degrees) , the less we will see the long back noted in "General Shape and Carriage" in that Standard. Remember the Sussex's production qualities are so closely linked to its body type that literally if it doesn't...
  16. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Yes, I am a fan of the tail which comes off the back a little less than 45 degrees. The higher the tail set, the shorter the back seems to become. But there should be some lift to the tail. 35 degrees works for me. The angle of the tail is measure from the root of the tail to the tip. The...
  17. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Very black feathers can have a "green sheen" to them. Albeit they are not in actuality "green " feathers. This is correct. What you don't want to see is a purple sheen. That is improper and due to injury, genetics or improper diet. Best, Karen
  18. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi, My first generation started POL at 39 weeks. The next season their daughters hit POL at 29 weeks. This year they are still chicks so will have to wait till next spring to find out. Best, Karen
  19. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi, On sexing youngsters When their feathers come in, check the hackle feathers. If they are rounded at the end, they are female. If they are pointed at the ends, they are male. Best, Karen
  20. 3riverschick

    Light Sussex Thread!!!

    Hi, I have a Light Sussex cock for sale. He is "Knight And Day", one of my stud cocks. A tightly linebred grandson of 3x APA Grand Champion cock , "Senior". This is a Walt Boese pure English strain cock. This is a very rare strain. Knight And Day produced very well for me last year. He is...
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