show quality speckled sussex ??

[Arielle]

Quote: Lisa, how did I know pictures would be requested??

It is a given !

Don, on the other sussex thread someone was looking for help with a lt sussex : eval for showing.

 

[math ace]

Lisa,
How are your Speckled Sussex looking that you hatched from Walt's eggs? Did you hatch any really light chicks from his eggs? He told my these were from Gary Overton's old line and would make the best hens. I hatched some of each. Mine are now about 12 weeks old. (I need to look and see exactly how old they are. ). I also have 1 that hatched from Alexandra Douglas' eggs. Her flock was originally from Gary Overton.

I did hatch some really light chicks from the eggs. It is actually too funny because I was not expecting that. In the same hatch, I had buff leghorns. Needless to say, I thought the light colored SS chicks were buff leghorns. At least I thought that until the specks started showing up.
Then I was REALLY confused!

So, I have this reputation for hatching cockerels on the marans thread.... My luck held up with Walt's hatch. I hatched 7 chicks and 5 were cockerels. All my light colored SS chicks turned out to be cockerels. This is the guy that is showing the most potential right now... Oh I just realized I am on the wrong computer to submit pics... I'll do that in a little bit. My guys are just turning 18 weeks old. I am bumming that the two pullets I hatched were born with the typical chipmunk markings.

Did you see hatch a light colored chick in the Alexandra Douglas hatch?

 

[mrheinz77]

I did hatch some really light chicks from the eggs.  It is actually too funny because I was not expecting that.  In the same hatch,  I had buff leghorns.  Needless to say,  I thought the light colored SS chicks were buff leghorns.  At least I thought that until the specks started showing up.
Then I was REALLY confused!

So,  I have this reputation for hatching cockerels on the marans thread.... My luck held up with Walt's hatch. I hatched 7 chicks and 5 were cockerels.   All my light colored SS chicks turned out to be cockerels.  This is the guy that is showing the most potential right now...  Oh I just realized I am on the wrong computer to submit pics... I'll do that in a little bit.  My guys are just turning 18 weeks old.   I am bumming that the two pullets I hatched were born with the typical chipmunk markings.

Did you see hatch a light colored chick in the Alexandra Douglas hatch?

That is too funny. Walt told me his best hens were in pen 1 with a good cock. His best cock was in pen 2 with good hens. I'm thinking that for once, I got mostly pullets. I need to check them out more. (I was forced to resign from my job and was pretty depressed so I didn't pay close enough attention as they were growing). I've tried Delawares and all I can hatch are cockerels.

I only had one hatch from Alex's eggs. 3/7 others pipped but I had humidity issues and they didn't make it. All were dark, though.

 

[math ace]

Here is what a really light speckled sussex looks like at a few days old...



This is a light and regular SS chick together for comparison purposes....




This is the cockerel that I am watching closely because I think he is showing the most potential...
He is 18 weeks old in the pictures.










I just took the pics today. They are not great shots, but you should be able to see that this guy has a nice long back and a good tail angle. Plus, I think he is close to the body type were are suppose to be matching to the print from the first post on this thread...

 

[Arielle]

Lisa, great pictures.

Good comparison of the two chick colors, side by side for reference.

Your boy looks like he will be quite large as he still needs to do some filling out and maturing. WIll be interesting to watch the flecks develop as he matures.

I was sent a PDF file of an old Sussex book today--my computer is slow, so reading of the book is slow; it is loaded with pictures and I noticed how much the body shape changed on the american birds in the early part of the 1900's. THe English seemed to keep a thick block of a bird, but many of the photos showed a long bird. I was surprised, and rather dismayed. Rather confusing for a newbie.

 

[cowchick11]

This is so going to sound like I'm a chicken snob

, promise I'm not, I'm just excited

!!! Just got back from picking up my birds from the Western WA State Fair. I got Champ and Res. Champ English with two of my Orpingtons

out of 12 total and top SS cockerel, and 1st and second pullets out of 7 birds total. My SS cockerel got Best of Breed! I need to buy a new SD card for the camera and get some new photos!
I took a quick look around last week when we dropped off the bird and tonight when I picked them up. Some of the birds I felt were good competition and others I could definitely tell were feed store birds (worse even on the Orps than the SS

). Some I had to really look at and I think I just had the best overall birds. The next best looking cockerel was not as long and got narrow over the top the closer you got to the tail. He had an excellent chest and head on him. I don't always like the head on mine. It was just really cool to see some other birds and be able to make comparisons. I thought I had a good chance when I left last week but not all of the birds were in yet. Also feeling better about judging more

. Hope to scribe for a show or two or three over the next year. Can't apply to be an apprentice yet as I've only been back in the APA for 2 years so far. Had to toot my horn a little and even though I don't think he is on here say thanks again to Tony Albritton the breeder of my birds.

 

[crazyhen]

congratulations!!!! gloria jean

 

[3riverschick]

This is so going to sound like I'm a chicken snob

, promise I'm not, I'm just excited

!!! Just got back from picking up my birds from the Western WA State Fair. I got Champ and Res. Champ English with two of my Orpingtons

out of 12 total and top SS cockerel, and 1st and second pullets out of 7 birds total. My SS cockerel got Best of Breed! I need to buy a new SD card for the camera and get some new photos!
I took a quick look around last week when we dropped off the bird and tonight when I picked them up. Some of the birds I felt were good competition and others I could definitely tell were feed store birds (worse even on the Orps than the SS

). Some I had to really look at and I think I just had the best overall birds. The next best looking cockerel was not as long and got narrow over the top the closer you got to the tail. He had an excellent chest and head on him. I don't always like the head on mine. It was just really cool to see some other birds and be able to make comparisons. I thought I had a good chance when I left last week but not all of the birds were in yet. Also feeling better about judging more

. Hope to scribe for a show or two or three over the next year. Can't apply to be an apprentice yet as I've only been back in the APA for 2 years so far. Had to toot my horn a little and even though I don't think he is on here say thanks again to Tony Albritton the breeder of my birds.

Huge congrats! What a wonderful report!! Would you consider some pics so we can put a show report in the Gallry of the American Sussex Association website? Are you a member? It's so good to hear show reports like this. Please PM me about it.
Thanks,
Karen Tewart
PR Director
American Sussex Association

 

[math ace]

This is so going to sound like I'm a chicken snob

, promise I'm not, I'm just excited

!!! Just got back from picking up my birds from the Western WA State Fair. I got Champ and Res. Champ English with two of my Orpingtons

out of 12 total and top SS cockerel, and 1st and second pullets out of 7 birds total. My SS cockerel got Best of Breed! I need to buy a new SD card for the camera and get some new photos!
I took a quick look around last week when we dropped off the bird and tonight when I picked them up. Some of the birds I felt were good competition and others I could definitely tell were feed store birds (worse even on the Orps than the SS

). Some I had to really look at and I think I just had the best overall birds. The next best looking cockerel was not as long and got narrow over the top the closer you got to the tail. He had an excellent chest and head on him. I don't always like the head on mine. It was just really cool to see some other birds and be able to make comparisons. I thought I had a good chance when I left last week but not all of the birds were in yet. Also feeling better about judging more

. Hope to scribe for a show or two or three over the next year. Can't apply to be an apprentice yet as I've only been back in the APA for 2 years so far. Had to toot my horn a little and even though I don't think he is on here say thanks again to Tony Albritton the breeder of my birds.

This thread is all about the SQ SS.... So get the SD card and let us see that top SS cockerel! I am so sick of only seeing photos in the poultry press. They are almost always black and white ! Really, the SS need to have their photos printed in COLOR! Also, They are usually pics taken from one angle and I just can't get a feel for the true perspective on the winner....

CONGRATULATIONS.... and I would LOVE to see some pics of these birds.

OBTW,, did you get a chance to speak to the judge? Did he give you any tips on what the positives and Work in Progress aspects of your birds were?
I can't wait to to start showing because I want to get this feed back.... I want to talk to someone who has seen my birds in person and can compare them to others around the US.... This type of feed back is why I consider showing my birds a worth while goal

 

[Arielle]

Glad to have you share!!! Now for a photo so we know what we are shooting for. Congrats!