show quality speckled sussex ??

[GreenRiverHen]

I like his long back and tail angle. I think his breast could be fuller. It's too bad we can't swap birds--they would compliment each other!

 

[Indy Edge]

Just got back from the Bluegrass State and brought back some Walt Reichert strain of Speckled Sussex. Can't wait to start hatching some chicks

 

[3riverschick]

Oh I love that Reichert speckling. No spangling there! Nice birds! Looks like you have a nice start for your flock! Congrats!
Best,
Karen

 

[GreenRiverHen]

Oh I love that Reichert speckling. No spangling there!  Nice birds! Looks like you have a nice start for your flock! Congrats!
 Best,
 Karen

Karen, what is the difference between spangling and speckling? I looked it up but I'm still not quite sure.

Beautiful birds, Indy! Are they your first SS?

 

[snowbird]

Oh I love that Reichert speckling. No spangling there! Nice birds! Looks like you have a nice start for your flock! Congrats!
Best,
Karen

Karen, open up your SOP and see what it says about Spangling. You appear to be mixed up here.

 

[Leela NH]

Karen, open up your SOP and see what it says about Spangling. You appear to be mixed up here.

APA SOP 2010
Page 24-25.
Figure 51 is a Spangled feather example Silver Spangled Hamburg, black on tip.
Figure 63 is a Feather TIPPED with Spangle example Speckled Sussex, white on tip.

Figure 60 is a feather tipped with Spangle as seen on an SS male's neck feathering or saddle feathering for example.

 

[GreenRiverHen]

Ahhh--I think I get it--maybe. The girl on the left is spangled (extremely) and the right is speckled. And a speckle is a small spangle.
While I have your attention--would you say the one on the right has a split breast?

 

[snowbird]

Ahhh--I think I get it--maybe. The girl on the left is spangled (extremely) and the right is speckled. And a speckle is a small spangle.
While I have your attention--would you say the one on the right has a split breast?

The speckled should not be used when talking about the coloring, we have the Mahogany color with the Black V-shaped Bar with a spangle that fits into the V-shape Bar that is black. I have no idea how the word speckling is being included

 

[GreenRiverHen]

The speckled should not be used when talking about the coloring, we have the Mahogany color with the Black V-shaped Bar with a spangle that fits into the V-shape Bar that is black. I have no idea how the word speckling is being included

Now I get it!
Would you say the girl on the right has a split breast--or front--I'm not sure what term is used--or if it's even a condition? I've read about it but can't find anything in the SOP.
Is it bad that her feathers stick out there? I had an experience old breeder here today who said I should pull those feathers out!! I don't plan to pull anything out of my birds.

 

[Indy Edge]

Karen, what is the difference between spangling and speckling? I looked it up but I'm still not quite sure.

Beautiful birds, Indy! Are they your first SS?

I raised bantam & standard Speckled Sussex in the 90's. All of them were Overton line. I took on a more demanding job and had kids playing sports in school and college so I sold all my birds. Now that all the kids are almost raised and more relaxing job I thought I'd start raising them again. Some of my birds did make it to Canada . There was a dentist from Canada that came to the APA Nationals in Columbus, Ohio one year. He bought a trio of standard Speckled Sussex from me . He had quite a few Light Sussex with him so he gave me three of them so his paperwork would match the total of birds that he came in with. I never heard back from him but always wondered what happened to them Still looking for the bantams though.