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And how frequently do you feed this magic mix - daily, couple times a week, once a week, etc?

How do I tell? It is always like that, not just in the one photo. I guess I will catch her and examine it closely.... a project for tomorrow morning, before I let her out of the coop

Walt, After looking at Vicki's Sussex, I've got a better idea of how long the back should be. Is there any way to determining when the back is long enough . As far as chest goes, I've not noticed the cut away chest before the snap shot yesterday. I will have to double check it today...

While I was snapping pics of my other birds, I accidently snapped this photo today. Take a note that his wing has been clipped. That should be OK because I was hoping to discuss his Type, his underline, his topline, etc... I posted pics of him a 4 or 5 pages back, but this shot...

AMEN!

In a heartbeat! It will just be a new verse to the old mantra of ... I like Big Butts and I can not lie! Now I can add... I like Big, Wide, Tight Butts... I think I might understand why my neighbors think I am strange

I weighed my birds tonight. I guess tomorrow, the family and I will go out grope some birds LOL... Man, I hope the neighbors aren't watching! They already think we are strange

I thought the same thing, which is why I suggested posting them on here since there doesn't seem to be enough SS participants...

Walt, Is the weird feather situation circled above a "twisted feather" . I followed a conversation you were having on a different thread and you mentioned that there were so many feathers in the tail and wing feathers. Can the above happed if there are some missing feathers or is it because...

Good thoughts here Walt.... When deciding how much fluff is too much fluff, the bottom line is it is too much if it ruins the shape of the bird. Are there any breeds where the "sagging diaper" is viewed as a positive for the underline at the rear of a bird?

OMG Karen, you have to slow that genetic train down! Go Figure... My brain can calculate the volume of shape formed by rotating a line in 3D space, but it simply refuses to wrap around all the genetics. I get the idea that what applies to one breed, won't necessarily apply to another. The...

The questions above were directed at Vicki, but I am open to answers from anyone.

Vicki, I uploaded one of my hen's photo. This is a delaware, but she illustrates that twisted tail feather that I was talking about. Is this genetics or a structure issue? Could it even be a diet or environment issue that would resolve itself at the next molt? She would have a nice...

Vicki, What about this girl? Personally, I would like to see her tail SLIGHTLY wider and the fluff SLIGHTLY tighter. However, I would have absolutely no problem using her just as she is. What are your thoughts about this girls back end? I deal with 3 breeds - Speckled Sussex, Marans...

Howdy Vicki Thank you for posting this picture. Let's talk butts for a minute. I have birds with both types of feathering. A lot of my marans have a butt like the one on the left. Some of my delawares have a butt like the one on the right. I would like to know how each is described, which...

Thanks Walt... I tend to be a little to literal and the word "Standard" only has one application in my life anymore! LOL.. So why did Broomhead expect the Sussex to be so much smaller?

Standard weight: Cock @ 7 lbs. Why? I don't know. Standard weight for hen: 6 lbs. Why? Well, Broomhead says in his excellent treatise on the Light Sussex variety that the best layers do not usually exceed 6 lbs. I thought the SOP for Sussex weights were heavier than this...

I was with this thread in the beginning and have missed a lot in between. I thought the original rules were that non-posters weren't allowed to speak. The posters were allowed to talk amongst themselves and then eventually the class would begin. I was not waiting for a "JUDGING", but I was...

Are there more Sussex pictures / students coming or is this it?

It is raining now with a 70% chance of rain tomorrow. I am going to submit photos I took previously of my SS rooster. If you need more photos, let me know and I will get them as soon as the sun comes out again. :) Here is a head shot at 1 year of age. There is a hen right behind him...