Speckled Sussex & GLW questions

[rutsgal]

Greetings everyone ! I am new here . We just got our birds last week , they are 6 weeks old now. We got 4 - 2 speckled sussex and 2 Golden Laced Wyandotte. I am trying to find info specifically on these 2 breeds. I have observed that the speckled sussex's look short and kinda pudgy or round compared to the wyandotte - they look really tall and lean. Is this normal for these breeds? I am just wondering if one breed tends to be on the tall side and the other on the pudgy/ round side.
Just because the wyandotte's look taller....... does that mean that they could be roo's ? We got them at a feed store with 90% being sexed.
I am also finding that the wyandotte's are calmer and pretty friendly. They are patient with our small kids as they are learning how to hold them and learning to be gentle with them. The sussex's can be a bit spastic , which makes for great entertainment but a bit challenging when trying to catch them. The are a bit more opinionated about things as well and also very proud of their accomplishments ( like figuring out how to get up to the roost/perch ).

Does this sound familiar and normal for these breeds? Thanks for any responses !

 

[AinaWGSD]

Sounds pretty normal for those breeds. The sussex do tend to be stockier birds. As chicks they will also put on weight faster than the wyandottes. We also have two speckled sussex and one silver laced wyandotte. The sussex were referred to as "the butterballs" for weeks until we decided on names for them because they were so much rounder than any of the other chicks we got in our order. As adults, they are also rounder and chunkier than our other hatchery breeds. They do tend to be a little more vocal than the other girls.

It's been a long time since mine were chicks, but rest assured that their personalities will change quite a bit between 6 weeks and the time they are laying. I don't remember mine being particularly spastic, at least not any more so than my wyandotte, but then again I had two chicken-little "the sky is falling!" Easter Egger chicks. It does seem that almost all chicks go through a phase where they are convinced you are going to eat them alive but most seem to calm down by the time they reach point of lay. My sussex are very food motivated, and are the first to come running from wherever they are in the yard to see if I have any treats for them when I step outside. And very much under foot the entire time I'm out there! My wyandotte is just kind of "there" and while she does often come running when she hears the back door, she usually waits until I call "chook, chook, chook" to signal that I've brought treats.

 

[rutsgal]

Thanks so much for responding. Your knowledge is really helpful!