The Sussex thread!

[3riverschick]

Thank you, 3rivers, I'll start working on those photos. Are they the right age, at 3 months, or should I give them longer to mature?

I have never culled this color. I got the utiltiy ones I just rehomed as adults. But my books all say 12 weeks is ok.
Best,
karen

 

[neftaball]

For anyone interested in learning about selection of poultry for showing and lives near enough to Sonoma County CA. Walt Leonard will be putting on a class March 25. Here's the link:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/632591/poultry-breeding-showing-class-in-sonoma-county-ca

 

[egg-cellent]

 

[AreYouLoved]

wow! Those chickens above me are beautiful! oh by the way, my french black copper marans from you are hatching right this minute.

 

[AreYouLoved]

That was directed toward Egg-Cellent

 

[egg-cellent]

That is great! What perfect timming!

Let me know how many you get out of how many eggs.

Thanks!

 

[matthewjam72]

I have a trio of Sussex a silver roo over a silver hen and a split hen when bred back to a silver male will give you pure silver offspring hens have now just started laying good I just have lost interest in these and im wanting to know if anyone else would have interest in them

 

[lucky123]

Can someone give a description of a sussex by the sop?

 

[BookWorm243]

Can someone give a description of a sussex by the sop?

X2!!!

 

[PetRock]

Can someone give a description of a sussex by the sop?

There is a thread that discusses show quality speckled sussex. We have an ongoing discussion including the SOP for SS and critique of birds.. You could search for Show Quality Speckled Sussex or here is a link to the thread. (Hope this works!)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/429217/show-quality-speckled-sussex