speckled sussex

I’m the happy mother hen to 20 fluffbottoms who will be 4 weeks old in a couple of days. I purchased the Ornamental Layer baby chick assortment from Murray McMurray and have been trying to identify several of the breeds. So far I have identified for certain: 1 buff laced Polish 1 gold laced...

Can anyone help me identify these hens?? I’ve had them since chicks, and they were “supposed” to be speckled Sussex (though the one I knew for sure was a Sussex sadly didn’t make it). These birds have no white speckles but have not yet molted. I have three of them - from Murray McMurray. My...

Hey guys!! :frow I am trying to write up something about Speckled Sussex, but what do you know, I can't seem to find "exactly" what I am looking for. :rolleyes: Lol. So... What are your Speckled Sussex like? Are yours easily handled? What are your hens like? What are your roosters like? Any...

Okay, so the week after Thanksgiving, I went out with my parents and bought six new chicks from Rural King, three Brahma and three Speckled Sussex. I'm worried because one of the Sussex looks like it might be a cockerel. They chicks are roughly 7 and a half weeks old. I'm worried and concerned...

Hello everyone. I wanted to share my list of available breeds for Spring 2018. If interested reply here or in a personal message. Most breeds come from show quality lines. However what you will hatch be be a nice quality from the line but it is entirely up to you to determine which birds to keep...

Hi all- worried my sexed speckled Sussex might actually be a cockrel. What do y'all think? It's comb isn't particularly big and not red yet, but the hackle and tail feathers have me concerned. It also holds itself and walks more straight up than my other pullets and hens. Am I just being...

Hello, everyone! I joined this site because I'm seeking advice on what to do about our sick Speckled Sussex hen Loretta. For the past couple weeks she has been lethargic, standing in penguin stance in one spot for long periods of time, feathers puffed up with her tail drooping. She is however...

Hubby and I started our very own flock in the spring of this year (2017). I had absolutely no experience with fowl, except faint childhood memories of my daddy having fightin chickens, and my uncle's farm where they roamed free & pooped everywhere. Bleah!! He talked me into it, and I agreed...

Hey! My name is Aspen, I am an experienced chicken owner, but I have never experienced this... there was a growth on the side of my chickens cheek and is on the inside of the beak. It is lighter pick/white and yellow in the middle. Is it larvae, cold sore? Should I squeeze it or pull the yellow...

Hi all, I've visited BYC for a while and finally decided to join. Although I'm young, I have lots of experience with these wonderful birds. This is my 4th year with chickens, and their family is very, very blended. We have 5 Reds, 3 Blacks (don't know the breed but they're black with green...

I am located in Southern NH and am looking to add two speckled sussex chickens to my flock of 6. I really don't want day old chicks, but would like pullets or even year old chickens. Does anyone have any that they'd like to re-home or sell? Thanks in advance - Kim

I have a 7 month old Speckled Sussex rooster that has begun crowing quite a bit, which means I have to rehome him. I haven't the slightest clue on how to do this or where to take him. Does anybody know what I can do, or if rehoming him will cause strain on my hen? She's the only other chicken I...

My neighbor and I ordered chickens together, we can't tell if our babies are in the correct homes. One is a Speckled Sussex the other is a cream legbar their birthdays are July 5th, so they are about 2 weeks old. If the pictures posted in correct order. The first three photos we will call...

We have a 16 1/2 week old Speckled Sussex Cockerel that needs a good home. Free to a home where the dinner plate isn't his first stop. He is healthy and happy. We just weren't wanting roosters this year and ended up with one in our sexed batch of chicks. Must pick-up. Location is SW...

So, this year we are new to chickens. So far we have ended up with 19 pullets, 1 cockerel and 3 white silkies that we aren't sure are all hens (but, we can hope!). We originally intended to not keep any roos because of my husbands wariness of mean roosters. However, our Maisy girl.. that...

I have 5 Speckled Sussex roosters approx. 20 weeks old in need of a home/flock. My family hatched them ourselves from our own chickens. I would like to find a home for them before offering them up to people to eat. Located in Bath, PA.

I have 5 Speckled Sussex roosters I'm trying to find homes for. My family hatched them from our chickens and we don't want all these roosters. I am trying to find a home/flock for them before I give them away to people that will eat them. Located in Bath, PA.

Approximately 3 months old. Very mild mannered and I'd love to see him go to a good home. Trading for a pullets would be ideal but I'd be happy just having somewhere for him to go.