show quality speckled sussex ??

[math ace]

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You can look at combs and head and neck this early.

 

[snowbird]

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Michele, The cow hock birds will not grow out of it normally. If they are narrow will usually stay that way, the narrow back and head birds should be culled, Look for crooked toes, faulty combs, real high tail set, short back. These can be done at a young age.

 

[RustyHen]

Broke wrist on friday, putting chicks to bed. can read but not much else rigth now. you are all doing a great job so we can all learn.

 

[teddiliza]

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These two boys are the SAME age?

Yes, they were hatched March 7th, so 4 months old. The bigger one is already bigger than all my full grown standard hens and is mating some of them. He still has to fill out. But since I am thinking utility before show I'll find a home for the other one since I have another two males growing up (from my replacement shipment to give me the total # of pullets I ordered. I just remember size being something that was needed in this variety. Maybe once I get a flock of big ones I can work on how pretty they look. I had originally picked Jersey Giants as a dual purpose breed, but it takes so long for them to mature and fill out, so I heard that sussex also have a good personality. I think it would be neat once I've got a good utility flock for meat and eggs to be able to focus on some aesthetics down the road. This thread is great for me to help me narrow down on desireable vs less desireable. I've only owned chickens for about 4 years, so I'll need to check and see if there's a generic 'breeding for utility' thread.

Thanks!

 

[teddiliza]

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I sure hope you heal up quickly! It sure makes chores a lot harder with an injury.

 

[math ace]

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Sorry to hear that RustyHen

Those must be some REALLY BIG chicks

 

[flowerchild59]

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Sorry to hear that RustyHen

Those must be some REALLY BIG chicks

hoping you do heal quickly.

 

[math ace]

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While we are waiting for Don to tell me what to do about my flock....

If you have anything you want to know about the SS, post it....


I am still weak on two areas....

KNOWING good coloring when I see it and I am still weak on identifing the crows head.....
I did some googling and got disappointing results when I searched on crows head...

 

[fowlman01]

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While we are waiting for Don to tell me what to do about my flock....

If you have anything you want to know about the SS, post it....


I am still weak on two areas....

KNOWING good coloring when I see it and I am still weak on identifing the crows head.....
I did some googling and got disappointing results when I searched on crows head...

Look at a Modern Game head ...a close up and it will help you understand. Think long and narrow=crow head.

Walt

 

[snowbird]

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While we are waiting for Don to tell me what to do about my flock....

If you have anything you want to know about the SS, post it....


I am still weak on two areas....

KNOWING good coloring when I see it and I am still weak on identifing the crows head.....
I did some googling and got disappointing results when I searched on crows head...

Lisa, post away when you get some pictures. Try for more than one picture. If these have the welsummer marks try and get a closeup if possible.