The Sussex thread!

[Pure Poultry]

My Light Sussex Broody

 

[atotton]

18 weeks old. I have one huge pullet that is almost double the size of the other ones.

 

[farmguy5]

@tgcole do u have any for sale or does any one have any for sale if so PM me

 

[farmguy5]

@Pure Poultry are you selling or know of anyone who is selling light Sussex eggs or chicks

 

[3riverschick]

@Pure Poultry are you selling or know of anyone who is selling light Sussex eggs or chicks

where are you at?
Best,
karen

 

[farmguy5]

I'm in Wisconsin

 

[3riverschick]

I'm in Wisconsin

Ok, Wisconsin, let's see who is near you?
Here ya go. A retired priest who has prize-winning birds in Wisconsin.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com...-home-fair-ribbons-chickens-flowers/31472405/
and:
https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinChickens/posts/915270085164029
Best Regards,
Karen

 

[farmguy5]

Wow those are both really good sites...I'm looking for birds that I can show,produce eggs,and meat birds but also to just have a breed that would look really cool

 

[Pure Poultry]

Sorry @farmguy5 I live in Aus so I have no idea

 

[3riverschick]

Wow those are both really good sites...I'm looking for birds that I can show,produce eggs,and meat birds but also to just have a breed that would look really cool

Maybe try the retired priest. I liked the loom of his birds. If you want to show, stay away from th Pure Australian birds. They are too large for APA shows here in the USA and get disqualified on penalty points for size alone before anything else is considered. I have this from a veteran APA Judge who knows Sussex well. Basically the Australian Sussex were brought here by Greenfire Farms to add diversity and size to our smaller more inbred USA Light Sussex. When they are carefully interbred with the USA birds a nice moderate bird results. However, we need to be careful the resulting birds aren't too loose feathered. The Light Sussex is a soft feather bird. But it is also in England and North America, a close feathered breed. In other words when you look at the bird in profile, the feathering should be close enough that you can see definition of the thighs. They are not hidden by the birds fluffy "pantaloons" as we see in the Orpingtons. See here: 2010 APA Standard of Perfection http://katherineplumer.com/images/SOP/KPlumerFLLtSussex.jpg and here Champion Orpington ( Australian , Canberra) https://ixquick-proxy.com/do/show_p...85332.jpg&sp=4cc5e49632f9f7959c8a8996da291a9c
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Best,
Karen