show quality speckled sussex ??

[3riverschick]

I *think* it's supposed to be large. In color, anywhere from tinted to brown.
Best,
Karen

 

[Arielle]

I *think* it's supposed to be large. In color, anywhere from tinted to brown.
Best,
Karen

My girls lay a pale tinted egg, some are medium,some are a little bigger. Personally I really like large eggs. Just my personal opionion--

Does anyone know how to have the egg size increase in a population of SS?

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

when u are choosing breeders weigh the eggs from your adult hens... not when they are pullets and use a gram scale not oz keep the biggest ones...

My girls lay a pale tinted egg, some are medium,some are a little bigger. Personally I really like large eggs. Just my personal opionion--

Does anyone know how to have the egg size increase in a population of SS?

 

[Arielle]

when u are choosing breeders weigh the eggs from your adult hens... not when they are pullets and use a gram scale not oz keep the biggest ones...
Quote: I have noticed some variability between hens AND an individual hen can vary at times, usually very much the same, but some times odd sizes.

Should I trap nest to ID the hen laying the larger eggs ? Or trap nest all to be able to ID who's the mother? I only have one rooster right now.

 

[Arielle]

Another question--with the increased interest in the speckled sussex is anyone importing the speckled variety like they are bringing in the other varieties like the coronation and the light, and others??

I looked over my 7 SS chicks to day and they are not growing nearly as fast as the light sussex chick I had last year.

 

[3riverschick]

I don't know, Arielle,.
Maybe check ans see ifa any Canadian breeders are coming down for Columbus, OH show in Nov. or Southern , OH in Oct. Easy for them to bring stock down.

eggs or stock.
Might as well ask around.
Best,
Karen

 

[Arielle]

Been reading the book--an interesting read. ANd funny too!

 

[3riverschick]

Yeah, it does have its humorus side, LOL.
Karen

 

[Arielle]

Quote: I have noticed some variability between hens AND an individual hen can vary at times, usually very much the same, but some times odd sizes.

Should I trap nest to ID the hen laying the larger eggs ? Or trap nest all to be able to ID who's the mother? I only have one rooster right now.
Ok , I have the answer to this, thanks Don.

 

[Arielle]

Does anyone have birds from this breeder? I would love some information on them.

"Iep Poortinga in Ontario. He is Mr. Speckled Sussex in Canada."