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Interesting. Most of the descriptions about the speckled sussex are the same, and mine matches the description pretty closely. I think you Janie, may have a unique speckled sussex. Good for you. It is difficult to see this great chicken being picked on a lot. "Temperament & Behavior When it...

I don't know. She isn't supposed to be, but she is really small, and I have always questioned if she is a bantam. She isn't timid, she is just always picked on and doesn't stand up for herself. And just like @mldlm said, every once in an while when she does stand up for herself - I am...

Because they don’t stick up for themselves. However, I heard, but don’t have the experience to prove this…if there are more than one, they stick up for each other. I was supposed to have 3 SS hens, but two ended up being roosters. @janiedoe, have you had two SS hens at the same time?

My SS only lays about 4 sometimes 5 eggs a week. They are a pretty brown/pink color.

How is she doing today?

I don't think she needs to be broken. She is laying eggs. I like your idea of blocking the nest she likes. Change sometimes breaks a cycle.

Well, the good news is, broody hens don't lay eggs. Funny you say this, my Lucy is a very fast runner also.

How is she doing? What have you learned?

I have a speckled sussex. When you put her on the floor, did she do the "pancake" thing - meaning spreading out on the floor? Did she "scream" at you when you tried to take her out of the nesting box? It sounds like she is broody from your responses thus far. If she went up to roost last...