The Sussex thread!

[Johnn]

 

[BoereMeisie]

In they went! Set them in Saturday evening. Now the long wait to see what we end up with in 3 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed please!

I am curious to know how this went? I currently have 9 Light Sussex eggs in the incubator that I set last night. I just read through this ENTIRE thread - it took me almost two weeks lol! Hope you had/are having success, so sorry about the loss of your hens. My Jack Russell terrier was a certified chicken killer - she once got in the farm owners coop and killed all his chickens. I worked with her from then, and she now accompanies me to the chickens without paying too much attention to them. What worked with her was her obsession with a ball. I would walk her to the chickens with the ball in my hand - she was so fixated on the ball that she didn't pay the chickens any attention! I then started playing ball with her in the chicken yard (My heart was racing the first time, as her two obsessions were chickens and chasing balls... It was a 50/50 gamble on which she would go for) Thankfully the ball obsession was the biggest, and I'm happy to say that after a few weeks of doing this, she ignores the big chickens - even sniffed one hen's butt the other day, as in "hello, what's your name?" lol. She is still a bit fixated on the chicks, but I am working on it.

Sorry... This was a bit off topic. Just wanted to share

 

[phoenixrotts]

Unfortunately not one egg hatched. I do have a few chicks ordered to come in about two weeks. I really wanted to hatch eggs though. I'm planning to order more chicks in a few weeks, want to stagger them a bit so I dont have to wait till October again with no eggs.

 

[BoereMeisie]

So sorry to hear they didn't hatch

Yay for chicks though! My 9 Light Sussex eggs eggs are on their 3rd day of incubation now, and I really hope they hatch as I've been looking for Light Sussex in Cape Town forever! Finally tracked down these 9 eggs after a year!

 

[3riverschick]

Hi Phoenixrotts,
Sent you a private message.
Best,
Karen

 

[RedNewcomer]

Can any one tell me a good respectable Speckled Sussex heritage breeder in or close to ohio.

 

[3riverschick]

Can any one tell me a good respectable Speckled Sussex heritage breeder in or close to ohio.

Hi,
APA Judge and Master Breeder & Exhibitor of Speckled Sussex, Gary Overton is in West Alexandra, OH.
Out by Columbus. See the APA website "Judges Directory" for contact info.
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/judges_alpha.htm
In the breed, he is called "Mr. Sussex". Out of more than 780 Master Exhibitors,
Judge Overton was only the 93rd, granted in 1989!
Best,
Karen and the Light Sussex in western PA, USA

 

[RedNewcomer]

Thank you so much for the information. I'll be looking him up tonight.

 

[Klutch]

Here are my pair.

 

[Camp Julsby]

Beautiful birds. I have some Speckled Sussex chicks on Order and I cannot wait to see how they grow.