Speckled Sussex chicks

[paneubert]

A bit over 10 weeks.

 

[so lucky]

I found my beautiful speckled Sussex to be the nosiest and friendliest of all my birds. They had to be right in the middle of anything I was doing outside.

 

[tpatricco]

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Here are my two Speckled Sussexes in Scotland. They are just over a year now- so beautiful! Very active and friendly too. Both went broody this month and are so far great adoptive mammas.

They're gorgeous! I have one SS chick in my fledgling flock. She's only a fuzzy 2.5 weeks old right now. Can't wait to see her feathers. Her name is Poppy.

 

[Chickassan]

Aww! How can you not love speckled sussex.
I only have little Ethel but she's a sweetheart. I did hatch one of her eggs this year mixed with Faverolle made a beautiful baby she is the last photo.

 

[SpeckledHen35]

They're gorgeous! I have one SS chick in my fledgling flock. She's only a fuzzy 2.5 weeks old right now. Can't wait to see her feathers. Her name is Poppy.

I love how ‘fat’ and traditional looking they are. A proper hen! Mine are called Clover and Marguerite- Poppy is a super name along the same lines!
Looking at the pictures the US birds don’t look as uniform in their speckles as my UK birds..

 

[Chickassan]

Your birds are gorgeous, exactly what comes to mind when you picture a speckled hen.
Ethel's speckling is coming along, supposedly it increases as they age. I don't know if she'll ever be a proper fat hen, she's tiny and thin as a wedge. She's dwarfed by my other LF hens, she does have a little Faverolle girl for her size friendship.

I love how ‘fat’ and traditional looking they are. A proper hen! Mine are called Clover and Marguerite- Poppy is a super name along the same lines!
Looking at the pictures the US birds don’t look as uniform in their speckles as my UK birds..

 

[Shepshill]

My Speckled Sussex are the prettiest birds!!! Here’s two of mine at 10 weeks View attachment 1769255

Beautiful!

 

[Shepshill]

A bit over 10 weeks.

I cannot wait to see mine at ten weeks. They’re so pretty.

 

[SpeckledHen35]

Your birds are gorgeous, exactly what comes to mind when you picture a speckled hen.
Ethel's speckling is coming along, supposedly it increases as they age. I don't know if she'll ever be a proper fat hen, she's tiny and thin as a wedge. She's dwarfed by my other LF hens, she does have a little Faverolle girl for her size friendship.View attachment 1769358 View attachment 1769359

It took a while for them to fatten up- they were really slow to mature actually. Their combs and wattles didn’t mature until a few months ago. Ethel has a fantastic shape- great tail!

 

[Shepshill]

One of my chicks has a reddish brown, while the other has dark brown. Will they be different shades as adults?