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  1. ILoveSilkieChickens

    What gender is my 3 and a half month to 5 month old Brahma, Cindy Lou/Cody?

    I really want to know because she/he is my most favorite chicken that I have ever had and I have a very strong bond with her/him. And how old is she/he. My aid heard her/him this morning in the coop and the young bird was beginning to crow. If it’s a he then I have to get rid of him and his name...
  2. pipnzipdip

    Light Sussex cockerals (North CA)

    I have five Light Sussex cockerals that will be 8 weeks on Mothers Day weekend. We live near Sacramento and <10 minutes from both Hwy 99 and I5 for easy pickups. These were purchased hatching eggs.
  3. cluckledoodleoo

    Sudden Death

    Hi all, Sadly, on Sunday morning one of my hens passed away.:hit She's a Light Sussex hen and she'll be 6 years old in July. We were initially told that her and her sisters' life expectancy would be 5/6 years but I've heard a variety of things: from 3 years to 11! (can anyone confirm?) I let her...
  4. stephkerrsk

    Buff/Light Sussex Cockerel - cross breeding question!!

    Hello, So I'm looking for some advice; Early last year I hatched the below cockerel ( Buff Father over light Sussex Mother), not realising that he wasn't pure! Well now I have him, I'm curious to experiment. Can anyone tell me please what the offspring of the following would look like: This...
  5. C

    What have you cross your CX with?

    Any pictures and stats, of the F1 cross, or first generation of the cross would be greatly appreciated. :wee Live and carscass :D
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  6. N

    Newbie... Help! Pullet or Cockerel? 8wks old

    Newbie... Help! Pullet or Cockrel? 8wks old
  7. D

    Odd Light Sussex Rooster?

    So today I went to a poultry fare for the second time and decided to buy a rooster and more hens. I currently have 9 hens and a rooster. The guy said the rooster would be mature enough for breeding after Christmas. I came home and introduced him to my existing 6 hens and he was shivering and the...
  8. KLIL

    Light Sussex - Cockerel or Pullet?

    Is my Light Sussex a Cockerel or Pullet? This is the only 1 of this breed so im unable to compare it to another. Its almost 7 weeks old and is extremely sweet and loving. Not aggressive to my other Cockerel. But the comb and wattle has me thinking?
  9. Light Sussex, Black Australorp, Hybrid Australorp

    Light Sussex, Black Australorp, Hybrid Australorp

    Light Sussex, Black Australorp, Hybrid Australorp
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  10. KLIL

    My Flock Journey 2.0

    Hi everyone, I have documented My Flock Journey from the very beginning. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-flock-journey.1258290/ But people stopped getting notifications from my original flock journey so I have created a new Flock Journey 2.0. I will be sharing my flock updates...
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  11. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    Columbian Leghorns: Which are the ancestor of the breed?

    Hello, everyone. Do you happen to know which breeds created the Columbian Leghorns? I've heard of lakenvelders and white leghorns taking part. My strain was from dominant CZ. They were excellent layers of pearl white and off-white eggs of an optimum balanced size. Info here...
  12. Light Sussex Cockerel

    Light Sussex Cockerel

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  13. KLIL

    Special Need's Bird?

    Hi Everyone, I have a Light Sussex that I bought at a day old. Today its 5 weeks old and my Light Sussex still looks a day old. I have read some articles that say it might be special needs or not getting enough protein. It eats a lot but hasn't seemed to get any bigger. It is an extremely...
  14. 24 Days Old

    24 Days Old

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  15. chickenalia

    Not a newb but haven’t been around for few years, so hi.

    Not a newbie here, but hi anyway. Haven’t been around for a few years as fox had my mixed flock and broke my heart. I had a variety of girls and rusty my welsummer cockerel. Neighbours complained about crowing so I removed my boy, minute I did foxy got in due to my carelessness one night and...
  16. 20180804_131156

    20180804_131156

    My new babies. Day old chicks. Rhode Island Reds, Light Sussex and Pure Breed Black Australorps.
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  17. LauretteF

    Arizona Chickens

    Hello! My family picked up our first batch of 12 chicks today. We bought Plymouth Rocks because apparently they are great for laying and family friendly. I really want a breed that will be enjoyable additions to our family. I am also interested in purchasing light Sussex chicks but there are no...
  18. shiro5

    Odd Chick Out

    One of my hens has just hatched 5 chicks. 2 of the chicks are light Sussex bantams. The other 3 are light Sussex bantams cross bovan brown - now the hen is believed to be a bovan brown but it’s not 100% confirmed! The rooster is a light Sussex bantam. All the chicks are solid yellow colours...
  19. CaptainCrunch

    Sexing 8 week old Light Sussex

    We have 5 x 8 week old Light Sussex... Lets play a game.... Cockerel or Pullet?
  20. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    commercial brown layers VS australorp black VS light sussex

    A veterinarian told me that the commercial red sex links of big companies (you know what I mean) lay only if they are kept in battery cages with artificial lighting and eat layer pellets. He insists on them being unnatural and genetically modified birds and containing some dangerous information...
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