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Quote: That's cool, you must have lots of different connections to farms and breeders by now.
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Quote: That's cool, you must have lots of different connections to farms and breeders by now.
Serica,
My SS have yet to go broody so I can't say much on that but they have great personality. Easy going with other birds, they don't bully my bantams like some of my other breeds. Also I get 4-5 xl brown eggs a week per hen (not quite daily layers but close). They are interactive with me (beg for treats, follow me, and generally want to see what I'm doing) . Good foragers but a bit more destructive than I like because they tend to find things first,like my table top vegi beds.
Over all one of my favorite breeds in my flock. There is only one draw back for me is they don't seem to tolerate the cold as well as say my chanteclers or EE's. With out supplemental heat they stop laying in Oct/Dec (temps from 0 to-35 are common here). Being in Florida I doubt that cold is a concern for you.
Are these Speckled Sussex? Mark the ones with the dark red, the light red, and the striped back with leg bands.
Then watch them grow and see which ones have the best ground color and overall color. I think it will be
educational from what I have read in the old texts. " The Proper Color of Speckled Sussex"
http://books.google.com/books?id=jC...e&q="proper color of speckled sussex"&f=false
Best,
Karen
Not really actually. Theres only a couple of people I can remember and would go to againThat's cool, you must have lots of different connections to farms and breeders by now.
Quote: Oh okay. Have you ever had eggs shipped to you, and then you hatch them?
I've had eggs posted to me but not shippedOh okay. Have you ever had eggs shipped to you, and then you hatch them?
Quote: What's the difference? Isn't it the same thing?
I'm not sure lol. Just by shipped I;m thinking you mean they like get put on a boat but mine come in like delivery vansWhat's the difference? Isn't it the same thing?