Buff Sussex

[Fuffy]

I have 5 week-old buff sussex babies. Have been trying to get some for 1 1/2 years! VERY excited.

Does anyone out there have experience of these?

2 are a bit darker than the others. And of those 2, one is a little bigger already and has a dark stripe on it's head. It also seems a bit feistier than the rest ... More nosey, if you like.

I'm thinking the darker ones are boys.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[hinkjc]

Congrats on being able to obtain them. I love buff varieties, but do not have sussex. Buff can show varied shades of light to dark. I hear the breed is very nice and I had a speckled rooster who was just that. Very friendly, timid and overall good bird. Enjoy!

 

[Fuffy]

Thank you hinkjc!

As I live on an island, I have to get hatching eggs by post if I want some choice in the breeds.

Luckily I have an ideal mamma hen who just LOVES being responsible for the new blood in my little flock

Tried last year and got a beautiful cockerel ... Who is an amazingly bright white with the columbian markings! NOT what I was after at all!!!!

This year in February 9 never made it out of the shell and the 10th had its innards stuck to the shell and died a slow and agonizing death!!!!

So, as you can imagine, these babies are VERY special to me!!!!

 

[Fuffy]

Not great photgraphy, but you can see the 'boy' with the striped head and a 'girl'

Any views, anyone?