The Sussex thread!

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I show mine....I don't have Speckleds, just Light & Coronations...

 

[sdeneen2001]

Are speckled sussex slow growing? Mine are the 2 smallest of my chicks. the others are Delawares, Gold Sexlinks and an EE (just for fun)

 

[stormylady]

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IN my opinion they are very slow growing. I even wrote the breeder that I bought my eggs from to see if there might be something wrong with them and she told me that they take a long time but grow up strong and big and mine did so I believe her. Good luck with your babies!

 

[stormylady]

sorry double post

 

[math ace]

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Speckled sussex are smaller than delawares so they will seem slow growing compared to them.
Other than that, they should not be a noticable difference with the other breeds.

 

[sdeneen2001]

Here are the 6 week pictures of my 2 pretty-sure-they're-girls. The first 2 pictures are of my tiny girl who is so light that I barely feel her purched on my finger. The last 2 pictures are of the one that I was suspicious about for a while.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

I have some questions on the breed of a few of my chicks and think they might be light sussex mixes....Please check out my recent post and tell me what you think. I've read through is thread and I'm starting fall in love with the sussex breed and I'll be getting some of these in the future for sure!


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=499900

 

[har]

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They are really nice looking chicks. I'm no expert but the first thing I noticed was the yellow legs!!!!!. As far as I know they should have white legs. Sounds like they have the personality of a sussix. Hope you get some, Im sure you will enjoy them. Your chicks could be a Delaware cross The Dels have the same color as the light sussix but do have yellow legs.

 

[nadianimal]

My friend gave me a Light Sussex and "she" was adorable - kept following me around the garden! Although after a month or so, "she" had not layed a single egg, grew too big to fit in the coop and started crowing, so we had to give him back. Shame really - he was stunning.

 

[chics in the sun]

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I show mine....I don't have Speckleds, just Light & Coronations...

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/Sussex/DSCN4328-1.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/Sussex/DSCN4335-1.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/Sussex/DSCN5144.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/Sussex/DSCN4616.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/Sussex/DSCN5153.jpg

They are STUNNING, Rare Feathers Farm