show quality speckled sussex ??

[Ebers]

Sorry Ebers. I'm in Claremore but only have bantams. Offhand, I don't know of anyone that has Speckled sussex largefowl that are show quality in NE Oklahoma. 

 

[Ebers]

Ok thank you

 

[CristinaB]

I have three Speckled Sussex hens. I was thinking of breeding them as this breed is difficult to find in my area. Looking at the photos does anyone have any thoughts on their quality?

I was also thinking of showing one of them as my first experience showing but was told (not by a reliable source) that I had to wait until their flight feathers grew back as I trimmed them to prevent them from flying into the neighbors property. Is this the case?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I have three Speckled Sussex hens. I was thinking of breeding them as this breed is difficult to find in my area. Looking at the photos does anyone have any thoughts on their quality?

I was also thinking of showing one of them as my first experience showing but was told (not by a reliable source) that I had to wait until their flight feathers grew back as I trimmed them to prevent them from flying into the neighbors property. Is this the case?

I would absolutely show them! At least see where you're starting at.

As for the wing feathers, yes. You will have to wait until all the feathers grow back in as once they've been trimmed, it's considered a form of "faking." Even though it was totally innocent, trimming the feathers could be seen as trying to "hide" a fault. The birds would be DQed (disqualified) if at an APA sanctioned show. Depending on the rules for a local 4H or FFA or county fair, you may be able to show but you probably won't get as much experience or as good advice as you would have from a sanctioned show.

 

[Arielle]

I have three Speckled Sussex hens. I was thinking of breeding them as this breed is difficult to find in my area. Looking at the photos does anyone have any thoughts on their quality?

I was also thinking of showing one of them as my first experience showing but was told (not by a reliable source) that I had to wait until their flight feathers grew back as I trimmed them to prevent them from flying into the neighbors property. Is this the case?

THese girls are lovely-- these photos are the makings of post cards. NICE !

 

[CristinaB]

Thanks for the compliments

. I am really proud of my ladies! I will wait for the feathers to grow back in fully (Hopefully in the spring) and maybe show them in the fall.

 

[Arielle]

Thanks for the compliments

. I am really proud of my ladies! I will wait for the feathers to grow back in fully (Hopefully in the spring) and maybe show them in the fall.

In my area, shows in all seasons of the year . . . maybe in your area too.

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

I have three Speckled Sussex hens. I was thinking of breeding them as this breed is difficult to find in my area. Looking at the photos does anyone have any thoughts on their quality?

I was also thinking of showing one of them as my first experience showing but was told (not by a reliable source) that I had to wait until their flight feathers grew back as I trimmed them to prevent them from flying into the neighbors property. Is this the case?

Wow, these are some lovely girls. Did you purchase them as chicks or did you hatch them ????? I am looking for a source for good quality SS.

 

[CristinaB]

I won them in a Facebook contest done by H&H Rare Poultry in Pennsylvania. I am currently in the process of raising some SS hatchery chicks in hopes of getting a decent roo out of the lot to breed these ladies to, but if I can find a non-human aggressive SS roo I will breed them and hatch out more lovelies like these. H&H sold off their SS this year, so I doubt they are still breeding them. In my area (Maryland) finding SS is proving to be difficult so I decided to breed some of my own. I am still new to the world of chicken keeping but so far all of my birds are beautiful! I have a pair of French Coppers that have turned out amazingly well, so maybe all the bugs are doing the birds some good.

Anyone know of a good "rooster rental" service?

Maybe I could borrow one of good quality to get some eggs to share!

 

[Arielle]

question

I'm looking at my 5 cckl and the dominating feature of all of them is squirrel tail. THe father is the same for all 5 boys, and the mothers were possibly 6 different hens. THe father doesn't have squirrel tail. Is there an age where the boys have a terrible tail, or should I assume these tails all need to go??