The Sussex thread!

[3riverschick]

I am afraid she is not for sale. Sorry

What color are her legs? Yes, there was once a Black Sussex.
I do not know if it exists anymore.
Best,
Karen

 

[Oscarsgravett]

What color are her legs? Yes, there was once a Black Sussex.
I do not know if it exists anymore.
 Best,
 Karen

Her legs are also a bight yellow

 

[3riverschick]

Her legs are also a bight yellow

Hi Oscar,
Yellow legs means she carries foreign blood. There is another breed in her.
No Sussex ever has yellow legs. I am sorry. I don't know, but suppose
the old Black Sussex would have had slate legs. All the other color
varieties have white legs with a pinkish cast to them.
Best Regards,
Karen

 

[Oscarsgravett]

Hi Oscar,
Yellow legs means she carries foreign blood. There is another breed in her.
No Sussex ever has yellow legs. I am sorry. I don't know, but suppose
the old Black Sussex would have had slate legs. All the other color
varieties have white legs with a pinkish cast to them.
 Best Regards,
 Karen

Thank you for the advice. Very interesting. I had doughted the breeder when I got her.Very much appreciated

 

[3riverschick]

Thank you for the advice. Very interesting. I had doughted the breeder when I got her.Very much appreciated

More than welcome. I know it is disappointing. We always hope a sport will show up somewhere
for these old colors. I think a Black Sussex would be stunning. The book which mentions them
was written in about 1925 so it wasn't that long ago. But there was a WWII between then and now, sigh.
Best,
Karen

 

[marquisella]

Quote: I hatched out 3 lavendar cockerels from one breeding of my Coronation Sussex. They do have white legs. I wasn't going to do anything with them, but now, if I could only find a black sussex hen...maybe I will try something with some light sussex. What are the odds I could get a solid lavendar or split?

 

[Maximus23471214]

They may just be hatchery stock but I love my two new Speckled Sussex!

 

[memphis]

Hey Max....i love my Speckled Sussex too!! Are these your first?

 

[Maximus23471214]

Hey Max....i love my Speckled Sussex too!! Are these your first?

Yea they are, I have always wanted to have some and now I do!

 

[memphis]

You'll love them!