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AV Bird Hatchery

SPECKLED SUSSEX CHICKS Pre Orders 2024

Regular price $4.50 USD
Regular price Sale price $4.50 USD
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SOLD OUT FOR 2023 SEASON

 

Type: Standard Chicks
Origin: English
Purpose: Dual
Availability: Mid Jan - Oct
Comb Type: Single
Egg Color: Brown
Egg Size: Large
Rate of Lay: 208/Year
Broodiness: Yes
Temperament: Docile
Leg Style: Clean
Heat Tolerance: Not Especially
Cold Tolerance: Hardy
Mature Male Weight: 9 lbs
Mature Female Weight: 7 lbs

Speckled Sussex chicks are dark brown with two light brown streaks down the back. They have white wing tips, chests and abdomens. They have single combs and clean, white legs and feet. Adult females have mahogany bay plumage on their head, neck, back, breast, body, lower thigh and tail coverts and each feather is tipped with a small white spangle. The main tail is black mottled with brown and tipped with a white spangle and the wing primaries are black and white. Adult males have similar plumage to the female except that the plumage of the head, neck and back is more lustrous, and the sickles and coverts of the tail are greenish black tipped with white. The Sussex breed originated in Sussex County, England to be used for table poultry.

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Chickens   12
Guinea Fowl Keets 15
Ducks 8
Geese 8
Pheasants  Chicks 30
Chukars Chicks 50
Quail Chicks 50

 

The minimum orders are in place to help the chicks remain warm during transportation