The Sussex thread!

[mrs_ed]

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with my SS the males were very slow to feather out thier backs and tails, pullets had tails growing from the first.

Good to know thank you

 

[LibertyChick]

I have 6 SS and all were females. I kept thinking I had some roos but they all turned out to be female. When I saw a photo of an 8 week old roo, it was very obvious that he was a roo. His comb was much bigger than the others. You can look back on this thread for Daniel, who is a very handsome roo who is 8 weeks old. Since I didn't have any roos at the time, I don't know how soon their combs and crops change.

LibertyChick

 

[LibertyChick]

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I have added a roo to my SS flock. My girls are now 25 weeks and are about 4-5 pounds and my roo, about 27 or 28 weeks and he is about 10 pounds. I may be off on my weight but he is about twice the girls size.

I would like to breed my girls this winter to sell hatching eggs and chicks. Hopefully I'll be able to get pics of them all on here so you can see them.

LibertyChick

 

[LibertyChick]

I would like to breed my SS this winter/spring. They will be second generation organically raised. When would I start collecting the eggs for hatching eggs and when is the best time to start the eggs in the incubator?

Is there anyone who would be interested in hatching eggs, I would like to get an estimate of how many eggs I need to collect?

LibertyChick

 

[LibertyChick]

I have a question about roosters. Four of my 6 SS pullets have started laying eggs and I haven't seen any blood in their yolks when it's in the frying pan. Does that mean that my very, very active roo is not actually fertile yet?

Thanks,
LibertyChick

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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How old is your rooster Liberty? Hardly any of my eggs have blood in them, but they all have the 'bullseye' check for a small round spot of white in the yolks. Crack them into a bowl, and if you don't see the bullseye on one side, check the other.

~Aspen

 

[LibertyChick]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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How old is your rooster Liberty? Hardly any of my eggs have blood in them, but they all have the 'bullseye' check for a small round spot of white in the yolks. Crack them into a bowl, and if you don't see the bullseye on one side, check the other.

~Aspen

I'm not sure I know what you mean by a bulls eye. I have always remembered seeing the tiny blood vessel with fertilized eggs in the past.

Big Red is about 27 weeks old. Do they have to be a certain age before they are actually fertile?

LibertyChick​

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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How old is your rooster Liberty? Hardly any of my eggs have blood in them, but they all have the 'bullseye' check for a small round spot of white in the yolks. Crack them into a bowl, and if you don't see the bullseye on one side, check the other.

~Aspen

I'm not sure I know what you mean by a bulls eye. I have always remembered seeing the tiny blood vessel with fertilized eggs in the past.

Big Red is about 27 weeks old. Do they have to be a certain age before they are actually fertile?

LibertyChick

It looks like a white eye on the yolk. The blood spot will also be in the bullseye, or close by. I've seen blood spots in my fertile eggs as well. But not as often as bullseyes.

Your rooster should be old enough to do his stuff.

~Aspen

 

[LibertyChick]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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I'm not sure I know what you mean by a bulls eye. I have always remembered seeing the tiny blood vessel with fertilized eggs in the past.

Big Red is about 27 weeks old. Do they have to be a certain age before they are actually fertile?

LibertyChick

It looks like a white eye on the yolk. The blood spot will also be in the bullseye, or close by. I've seen blood spots in my fertile eggs as well. But not as often as bullseyes.

Your rooster should be old enough to do his stuff.

~Aspen​

He's definitely busy doing his thing, especially as evening approaches.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Anyone else with a flock of Silver Sussex?