Hey There! It’s been a while 😅 yeah so, Snowy (Purebred Light Sussex) started her first moult. How should i approach this situation? Her behaviour has changed a bit. She has been broody for a few weeks, and stopped laying eggs. our yard is covered in feathers, and she has many pin feathers on...
I've yet to come across an active Sussex chicken thread, so I am hoping this will become it.
This is for any Sussex related discussions. Whether that's breeding advice/plans, or you just want to talk about your pets.
I'll post about mine in a bit :)
@Sussex19
So my questions are this:
1: why Is my cockerel (6 months old) pecking the back of (only) one of my pullet’s head & back?
2: when will he calm down?
3: can I get him cartrated? If so, will it kill him?
4: what can I give to my pullet & cockerel flock as a treat every now & then
5: my ??? X...
I am pretty sure we have at least one, probably 3 white Sussex boys, (incubated & hatched by our hens but from eggs we brought) in need of a good home. One is 6 weeks old & the others 4 weeks, so no rush yet but we can't keep them all unfortunately. Raised by our hens so not handled very much...
Hi, my family are new chicken owners. We have 2 white Sussex hens. Recently we came back from holiday and found one of the hens incredibly ill. Whilst we were away we left her with relatives (I regret this greatly now!) And I think they told us that the hens coop would leak and get wet during...