The Sussex thread!

[kada6305]

everyone enjoying the outdoors My SS is going to lay today i think Haven't gotten a egg from her since October! She's been sitting in the nesting box so i am hoping.

 

[flockofbantams]

Hi everyone, I just hot my very first speckled sussex ever. I have never felt with this breed before but I hear they are friendly breeds and they are just beautiful!. I hear they are pretty good layers.... Anyway here is my pretty little girl. (At least hoping I have a girl) looks like a pullet to me, what about y'all?
Here she is

As you can see her upper part of her beak is not straight, but it doesn't seem to be hendering her. I know you don't want to use her for breeding but I think she's Perfect other wise!

I just read the crossed beak can cause pressure on the brain...? I guess it makes sense. It concerns now more so for my little Sussex. Pictures above... Is her beack clasiffied as crossed even tho it's just the top beak?

 

[Outpost JWB]

It's hard for me to see in the pics if she is cross beaked or if her beak is just crooked. I had a cross beaked chick that I tried VERY HARD to keep. Not to discourage you, but I will not try again should this situation occur again. I can give you resources and advice if she is scissor beak. Some say it is genetic, so I would not breed her.

 

[flockofbantams]

It's hard for me to see in the pics if  she is cross beaked or if her beak is just crooked.  I had a cross beaked chick that I tried VERY HARD to keep.  Not to discourage you, but I will not try again should this situation occur again.  I can give you resources and advice if she is scissor beak.  Some say it is genetic, so I would not breed her.

yeah I'm not going to breed her. Her beak lines up properly just crooked so I guess it's crooked beak not scissor or cross break. She is alertly, eats great, drinks fine, so sweet, mothers the younger chicks seems happy and healthy otherwise I just did,t know if crooked beak put pressure on the brain? If it would cause constant headaches for her or anything like that?

 

[Pure Poultry]

I just got two new Light Sussex pullets about 5 month old and was wondering if they are a good breed. Wanted to know if getting a Light Sussex rooster would be a good idea as well?

 

[flockofbantams]

I just got two new Light Sussex pullets about 5 month old and was wondering if they are a good breed. Wanted to know if getting a Light Sussex rooster would be a good idea as well?

I have nevr delt with Sussex until this spring and I saw a picture of a speckled Sussex and had to have one. I did some research and everything I have read about them is great! My speckled Sussex pullet is just the sweetest and mothers the younger chicks. The breeder i got her from had very nice hens And a nice rooster. I saw them and was in with them. Very food natured birds, no aggression from the rooster either.

 

[campingshaws]

Just to update on my hatch: it's Day 23 and I've had two chicks hatch, but both only half SS. One SS chick died after pipping. I have 12 eggs left, 8 of them pure SS and 4 mixes. Veins still look ok, and I've got two pips. So, I'm cautiously optimistic. :/

I had temperature issues and already ordered the highly recommended super fancy brinsea thermometer so I don't have problems in the future.

The two that hatched are SS mixed with australorp and FBMC. The FBMC-SS has clean legs and is colored like the SS. I can't wait to see it grow up.

 

[flockofbantams]

Just to update on my hatch: it's Day 23 and I've had two chicks hatch, but both only half SS. One SS chick died after pipping. I have 12 eggs left, 8 of them pure SS and 4 mixes. Veins still look ok, and I've got two pips. So, I'm cautiously optimistic. :/

I had temperature issues and already ordered the highly recommended super fancy brinsea thermometer so I don't have problems in the future.

The two that hatched are SS mixed with australorp and FBMC. The FBMC-SS has clean legs and is colored like the SS. I can't wait to see it grow up.

may I ask what fbmc stands for (I know it means breed or color but for what?)

 

[campingshaws]

may I ask what fbmc stands for (I know it means breed or color but for what?)

Oh, sorry. It's French black copper marans.

 

[flockofbantams]

may I ask what fbmc stands for (I know it means breed or color but for what?)

Oh, sorry. It's French black copper marans.

got it thanks