The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Sussex Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds Author Message JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:53 am    Post subject: You can get Light sussex, Speckled, Buff, Silver, White, Red, Brown and Coronation. I think thats it? Back to top Petite Holder Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 88 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:14 am    Post subject: I think the "Sussex Noire" is a hybrid that looks very similar to the "Silver Sussex". I have a lookalike Silver Sussex, great looking bird, a good layer, and a good size too. I don't have any pictures as yet but will take some this week end. Back to top JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:52 pm    Post subject: I have some of the light sussex hybrid. Back to top Sue B Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Lincolnshire Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:10 pm    Post subject: Coronation whats that one like???? Coronation chicken isn't that a sandwich filling Back to top JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:21 pm    Post subject: Its the same as light sussex accept the black markings are kinda grey i think Back to top Petite Holder Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 88 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:32 pm    Post subject: Last weekend we bought 2 "Calder Rangers" for an extra couple of egg machines, but what I can't find out is what cross they are???? Light Sussex seems to be mentioned on a few sites but with what? Does anyone know? Cheers Back to top Magpie Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 541 Location: Norfolk Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:11 pm    Post subject: Ginger Sussex are on the way too, I'll stick a photo up sometime... but thinking about it, if you go back a page or three in this thread Wilt posted some of his which I have now hatched some eggs from. I think the Coronation are only in Australia at the moment??? Sorry, can't help on the Calder Rangers. Tim Back to top Hen-Gen Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 165 Location: Derbyshire and Shetland Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:59 am    Post subject: Plenty of Coronations in the UK but the Light Sussex black bits are blue instead. The Australian ones have lavender bits which makes them true breeding. (Blue anything is not true breeding). Back to top Magpie Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 541 Location: Norfolk Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: Thanks Murray Does that mean that Coronation comes in two versions or should one be called something else? Is it a standardised colour in the UK? I'm saving for the new edition of the book! It's bad enough having different names for the wild type in different breeds Tim Back to top VM Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Manchester Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:58 pm    Post subject: Just starting out with chickens and Light Sussex have been recommended as good layers among pure breeds. Recently looked at a breeders' website who had Silver Sussex and said they lay even better than Light Sussex. Any views on whether this is true? And are Silver Sussex much harder to get hold of? I like the look of them. thanks Back to top Sue B Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Lincolnshire Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:46 pm    Post subject: Not sure about Silver Sussex but Light Sussex wont disappoint. My Two even layed on and off during the winter and since February they have produced eggs on almost a daily basis and they're three years old!! They do go broody from time to time which can be a pain to stop unless of course you want to hatch some eggs Back to top Kitsune Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1048 Location: Manchester Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:34 pm    Post subject: my light sussex are just coming up to 8 weeks old - some are obviously males, but the others are already getting red in their comb, isn't this a bit early for that? Surely I can't have hatched ALL males!?! I've got about 3-5 I'm almost positive are girls but they still have more red than I'm used to from other breeds in their combs for this age. Is this normal for light sussex hens? Back to top tuzo2k Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 169 Location: charente sw france Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:08 pm    Post subject: Hi Magpie - coronation sussex not listed as standardised in 5th edition. Richard - can't wait for new poultry standards to come out. Back to top tracey061196 Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 196 Location: Somerset Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:46 am    Post subject: Just bought a pair of Buff Sussexs from Auction, and hes a lovely looking boy. Right i have a question for anyone to answer. I know that if you put a Rhode Island Red Cockeral with Light Sussex hens the chicks that hatch can be sexed by colour and the start (yellow its a boy, beige/brown its a girl) wood it work with a buff sussex hen the same as a light sussex. (sorry if i sound thick but still learning as days go by.) Also what other breeds can you put together to colour sex the chicks when hatched? Back to top Kitsune Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1048 Location: Manchester Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:57 am    Post subject: I don't think it does, from what I've read it has to be a light hen with a dark rooster. You could cross a buff sussex rooster to light sussex hens and get the colour sexing but not RIR to buff. Quote: The gold to silver cross. Mating a gold male such as Rhode Island Red, Buff Rock, Buff Leghorn, Buff Orpington, Red or Buff Sussex to silver hens such as Light Sussex, Light Brahma or pure White Wyandotte, results in all the cockerel (male) chicks having whitish grey or pale brown down, whereas the pullets (females) have reddish-brown or buff down. Mating the hens mentioned above with black red type males like Old English or Modern Game, Welsummer, Brown Leghorn, Dark Cornish or Barnevelders gives very similar results, except the female chicks have brown stripes and markings. The male chicks have a lighter greyish colour with black and grey markings. The third cross involves non-barred males such as Australorp, Black Leghorn, Rhode Island Red or Ancona mated with barred females such as Plymouth Rocks or Cuckoo Leghorns. The resulting chicks are all black or dark brown with white underneath, but the females have dark brown or black heads, and the males all carry a whitish spot on the back of their heads. from http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/chickens_retired/20865/1 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next Page 7 of 8 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group