$200.00+ for hatching eggs?!

[debilorrah]

Coronation Sussex are another one that brings really high prices.

 

[debilorrah]

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Started out at $50. Wow, I want to see the winning bid.

 

[txchickie]

You notice it's only 6 eggs, too

I've been following that on e-bay. I want some coronation sussex...probably ain't gonna happen

 

[DesertChickens]

WHOA!

 

[hoppy]

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too bad you weren't in maine. a long time breeder got out of chickens and sold his corniation sussex and 2 splits for $100 for all - now that's really cheap

 

[Pelican49]

LOL. I was sure when I went to the link I'd see Coronation Sussex. At least I got the Sussex part right. I'd never seen a silver before.

 

[sonew123]

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I remember these auctions very well!

LOL

 

[Rozzie]

I've got some eggs I'll sell for that price. I won't guarantee their fertility, though, or their safe arrival.

(Runs off to the farmer's market to buy eggs...)

 

[hunterjumper999]

ow rare are these varieties of Sussex in the United States? Light Sussex were legally imported from England a number of years ago, and it’s our understanding that before we imported there were already two bloodlines in America. We also understand that buff Sussex had been smuggled in from Canada, and there are buffs now available from other sources in this country. Red Sussex remain rare despite having been in the United States for a number of years, and the birds in this country frequently deviate from the true Sussex type. We’ve heard rumors that coronations were in America—allegedly in Colorado and Georgia—but we’ve never seen any evidence to support those claims and believe they are false. And, we’ve never even heard rumors that silvers were in this country. So, if you live in America and have a coronation or silver Sussex, you can trace its parentage to the original seed stock from Greenfire Farms.

From the Greenfire Website-


I have a friend that has some Corronation birds, I believe from Greenfire . they are beautiful. I'm waiting patiently for the extra roosters

 

[Illia]

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I remember these auctions very well!

LOL

That last one STILL tells me I've been outbid!!

But seriously, there's a difference between good quality Silver Laced Brahmas (they're expensive because they're the first of that color for the breed, which btw Brahmas in the US only come in THREE colors) and the Sussex first shown. . . Those sussex are, to me, a waste. A silve pencilled hen and a columbian rock. . . That isn't even finished!! They're still in the works. . . . And being sold at a finished price.

Oh and, if anyone thinks anything at 200 per dozen is crazy. . . I spent 200 on a dozen before, and got TWO ROOSTERS out of it. Am I upset? No!!

Here's my $200 dozen of eggs. . .