The Sussex thread!

[Metella]

I would order all pullets - you are bound to get a roo out of the 6 by the time they are older

My SS was placed into my mixed flock - he is a year old - he integrated just fine ... 2 days in a cage inside the netting and let him out the 3rd day and he was a gentleman right away - never a fuss with him.

 

[Johnn]

Phone is being awkward. will repost on the laptop tomorrow.

 

[sonderah]

Any idea y I can't get pics to post? I think my SS rooster is soooo gorgeous! I wanna show him off, but can't get them to work on my phone or on the computer! Grrr!!!

 

[Johnn]

I know people have said girl but I just still don't feel sure! It was 13 weeks old the Sunday thats just been

 

[Roo Boy]

She looks like my two pullets. I too have a partridge rock mixed with my flock. Good luck.

 

[kada6305]

looks like a pullet, My rooster had a bigger comb than that ar 13 weeks.

 

[fatcatx]

I would order all pullets - you are bound to get a roo out of the 6 by the time they are older

I second that thought. We only got 4 pullets from two feed stores. One was a roo and another still questionable. (I suppose one could hope for better results ordering directly from hatchery.) In the future I will always buy extras anticipating getting roo'd.

 

[kimmerjo]

Ok so it doesn't matter what breed of rooster it would be? It would be ok to mate with a diffrent breed?

 

[Metella]

ha ha ha getting roo'd !!!! I would say about 25% of my hatchery orders that are for pullets turn out to be roos .....

So order what you want and you are pretty sure to get a roo .... if you are going the hatchery route. Usually, if you are close to others you can fine a good roo about this time of year, when the others are assessing just how roo'd they have been.

Fatcatz - that was soooo funny (yet true)

 

[City Chicken]

Im in VA i have a light sussex cockerel for sale... 5 mo old. Maturing... Message me if you are interested.