show quality speckled sussex ??

[math ace]

My thoughts on # 22 . . .

His comb has too many points and is a thumbprint. Go ahead and count, I think it is a 10 point comb.
Who knew that was even possible.

The tail set is too high - - way too high.

It looks like the mahogany is bleeding onto the tail - -

I am just guessing that is probably BAD!

The legs look too close together - - knocked kneed almost.

What I like about this one is he seems to have a decent chest....
However, All I SEE is Black and white on his chest. Most of the mahogany has disappeared.

I am thinking that one of my other 5, I have to like better.

Did I miss anything ? ?

 

[Howhardcanitbe]

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Well there is that white tail feather and he has white ear tufts. He definitely wins on the comb points. My group "top out" at 7. There is so much variation in the combs alone, I bet one could id the birds solely on that. Sort of like the markings on the tail flukes of whales.

Your birds also have more spur development than mine, yet mine are a week older. Wonder if yours are bigger, ie, growing faster.

With the heat wave here, I've been seeing a lot of that "look at my pits" pose lately. I gotta say, all my SS are holding up well in the heat with nothing more than a little shade and three water changes per day. Wasn't sure if they'd melt or not being originally bred for cooler, English summers.

 

[math ace]

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I have to agree. My SS are taking the heat better than a lot of my other breeds. They are ferocious free rangers.
I have a mature delaware rooster in with the 16 SS pullets. It is ALL HE CAN DO to keep up with the girls. They free range the furtherest from the pens.
I've had to spray /mist my other breeds from where they were panting and suffering so much in the heat. The SS just don't seem to have a problem with it.

 

[math ace]

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Nice job howhardcanitbe with the correct Terminology.
Our mentor on this thread has already told us . . . .
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I went to the SOP and did not see a mention of Ear Coverts or Ear Tufts. I may of just over looked it.
Does anyone know if the SOP specifies a color for the ear tufts ? ?
IF so, what is it ??

 

[math ace]

I was revisiting our previous conversations and found this.


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They should have Crescent shaped black marks - - Right ? ?

The black marks I am talking about are the ones showing up where they do not belong. The first two pullets had much more than the second two. Will get into some of my records and see if I can find something about these that might help explain where they are coming from.

My questions are .. . .

1.) Where do the the black marks belong or where do they not belong ? ?

2.) Don, were you able to find anything out about the black marks and the orignation?

This conversation occured back on page 18 of this thread.... but in general where are the black marks not suppose to appear ? ?

 

[math ace]

I went back to Page 1 of this thread and looked at the general scale of points for showing. The three catergories assigned the most points were ...

GENERAL SCALE OF POINTS FOR SHOWING . .. . .

Total Possible SHAPE Color
Condition and Vigor 10 10

Back 12 (WOW) 6 6

Breast 10 5 5


There is a total of 100 points possible and 32 of them are in these three catergories.
I think I would like to know more about how to judge these items.

What should I be looking for with condition and vigor?

What do I need to focus in on with the back and breast. TWELVE points for the back.....

What is there to look at in the back?

Half of the points are for Color in the back and breast catergories... There are more points for the color of the back than there is for the whole comb!

 

[snowbird]

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Nice job howhardcanitbe with the correct Terminology.
Our mentor on this thread has already told us . . . .
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I went to the SOP and did not see a mention of Ear Coverts or Ear Tufts. I may of just over looked it.
Does anyone know if the SOP specifies a color for the ear tufts ? ?
IF so, what is it ??

In the 2001 SOP go to page #8 second item on left.

 

[snowbird]

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The black marks I am talking about are the ones showing up where they do not belong. The first two pullets had much more than the second two. Will get into some of my records and see if I can find something about these that might help explain where they are coming from.

My questions are .. . .

1.) Where do the the black marks belong or where do they not belong ? ?

2.) Don, were you able to find anything out about the black marks and the orignation?

This conversation occured back on page 18 of this thread.... but in general where are the black marks not suppose to appear ? ?

Lisa, I would prefer that these Black Marks not show up at all by themselves.

 

[math ace]

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Lisa, I would prefer that these Black Marks not show up at all by themselves.

Got it..

 

[math ace]

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No Don, I didn't need the definition. . . .

I am looking for if a color is specified for the ear tufts for the Speckled sussex . . . . .

Is it like the black copper marans and white ear tufts are bad or is any color that would normally appear on the bird
- Mahogany bay, black, or white acceptable ? ?