Speckled Sussex roosters

[Motherchickentrucker]

This might have been asked somewhere but I haven't found it yet. Anyone know how good the Speckled Sussex roosters are? How is their temperament?

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
I do love the SS hens!
My limited experience with SS roosters, about a dozen of them over a couple of years, from three hatcheries; about half were human aggressive, half were nice. I never had SQ or private breeder birds.
They are beautiful birds! I gave up plans to breed them, because of this problem. May you have better luck!
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

There is a SS thread if you hunt it down here.

 

[Motherchickentrucker]

We got 2 hens and 2 roosters as well as some others but we've never had the SS rooster. We've always had the Buff Orpington roosters.

 

[Noy]

My SS roo is still quite young (17 weeks) but he's one of my favorites so far, out of a flock of 33 birds and 12 breeds!

He's very chatty, but not loud (not crowing yet). He's perfect with people - not friendly but never a problem.
He's an EXCELLENT forager (as is the SS pullet) and always gets the biggest bugs.
And I've never seen him be not nice to anyone - including the bigger rooster which we added to the flock about a month ago and who immediately became top bird.

I know this all doesn't mean much because he's so young... but I love my little Twig and thought I'd share my two cents

 

[aart]

This might have been asked somewhere but I haven't found it yet. Anyone know how good the Speckled Sussex roosters are? How is their temperament?

Inaccurate to gauge a birds temperament by it's breed...especially males.
It has much more to do with the individual bird(and maybe it's lineage) and how it's kept(handled by the keeper).

 

[chickens really]

I had two Cockerels this year that I was thinking of keeping one. Definitely no aggressive behaviour towards me really but I already have a Rosecomb Cockerel in my Bantams so sold both SS Cockerels.

 

[Folly's place]

My good SS birds were very very good!
Mary