show quality speckled sussex ??

[Flock Me]

How well do SS lay,size, color egg, # per year, are they broody also? Love the look with pea combs! Beautiful birds

 

[math ace]

How well do SS lay,size, color egg, # per year, are they broody also? Love the look with pea combs! Beautiful birds

You might want to check out this link...

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

Scroll down until you see Sussex...

Speckled unchanged; others not found in 2003 Standard:
7 lb/3.2 kg
Bantam:
2.2 lb/1 kg​

APA (1914):
Large: English Bantam: Single Comb Clean Legged
PC: Soft Feather Heavy
Dual Purpose​

Developed in county of Sussex in early 19th century.​

creamy
to light
brown

single white skin &
shanks red​

good brooder & mother robust; very cold hardy moderately early maturing​

well adaptable to confinement or free range; calm; gentle; active; can be curious; more easily handled
Our Birds: a few have been among our favorites for personality.​

Pea Combs? ? ? ? Speckled sussex , any sussex for that matter, should NOT have a pea comb.
Egg size is Medium.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Are you incubating all the different breeds of eggs in the same incubator??

 

[Arielle]

My two youngest are laying!!! These are the Meyers girls. Medium egg, very pale brown, everyday. THey are funny girls: when I collect the eggs they hop up to the roost to visit with me. Personable birds!!!

 

[cowchick11]

Going to have to check with Tony Albritton again. I sent an order in to pick up SS chicks at the Spring Fling WA Feather Fanciers Show in March and have not heard anything back from him yet. Since I lost the cockerel I was keeping I am working on other breeding projects. But excited to get new/more SS! All four of my pullets from last April are laying really well!

 

[FeatheredFreind]

I have a friend in Clear Spring MD that has a SS roo about 10 months old. He is a very filled out boy with alot of character. He was not bought for sq but when I met him he left a strong good impression. He is looking to find him a home. If not then I am afraid he will have to be culled. I would be happy to get pictures if anyone is interested and is able to pick up. Just IM me. Thanks!

 

[Kim Gates]

I have spent many days on the web looking for someone who has an improved flock of Speckled Sussex and is willing to part with either chicks or fertile eggs. The hatcheries have them but they are not selectively bred to the standard. There are 146 pages in this thread...has anyone found a good source?

 

[Kim Gates]

Are these the lines for bantams or full sized SS?

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

There are several mentioned in this thread but i don't remember there names tho so i would say start reading lol... lots of good info on here...

I have spent many days on the web looking for someone who has an improved flock of Speckled Sussex and is willing to part with either chicks or fertile eggs. The hatcheries have them but they are not selectively bred to the standard. There are 146 pages in this thread...has anyone found a good source?

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

there are several ppl on here with bantams as well as LF...

Are these the lines for bantams or full sized SS?