Speckled Sussex Chicks are a delightful breed originating from England, known for their charming personalities, unique plumage, and excellent dual-purpose qualities. As chicks, they are easy to identify by their speckled brown and white feathers, which become more pronounced as they mature. These chickens are fantastic foragers, making them ideal for free-ranging.
Speckled Sussex are hardy birds that thrive in various climates, from hot summers to cold winters. They mature into medium-large birds, with roosters weighing around 9 lbs and hens around 7 lbs. They are known for their reliable egg production, laying 4-5 light brown eggs per week, and their tendency to go broody, making them excellent mothers.
Care and Habitat: Speckled Sussex Chicks are robust and adaptable, making them suitable for both free-range environments and coops. They are friendly and easy to handle, making them a great choice for families or beginner poultry keepers.
Egg Production: As they mature, Speckled Sussex hens will lay 4-5 light brown eggs per week. Their egg production tends to continue even in colder months, making them a reliable year-round layer.
Health & Nutrition: Feed them a balanced chick starter until they are fully feathered, then transition to a layer feed with grains and calcium supplements to support eggshell formation. Fresh water should always be available.
Why Choose Speckled Sussex Chicks? These charming and versatile birds are great for both egg production and meat. Their friendly nature, beautiful speckled feathers, and reliable laying make them a must-have for any flock.
Order your Speckled Sussex Chicks today for a colorful, productive addition to your backyard flock!
FAQs - Baby Chicks
All of our breeds are sold straight run, and customers have a 50/50 chance of receiving males or females. If you are looking for a certain number of female chicks, we'd suggest adding a few extras to your order. We do offer older ages including: juveniles, adults, laying hens, pullets or roosters if you have a specific need. The list of those breeds is found here ... We are happy to arrange a custom order as well. Please contact us.
No, we do not vaccinate our flock or baby chicks. We constantly monitor this with our poultry vet to ensure our birds are healthy and robust. We are tested yearly for disease as NPIP participants and customers can be confident that they are receiving healthy, happy chicks from our farms.
Did you know?... They don't crow till about 12 weeks at the absolute earliest, most later than that.
Couple options for roosters...
1. Use him for food for the family, maybe you have a hunter in the family that could help. Often there are families that will buy or take the rooster for meat for their family.
2. Once hes older than four months old, Pratt's Pets (Glendale location) will purchase them from you for $10 per. If they're younger than four months, the Stock Shop will accept them if they have space.
3. You could also post them in the Arizona Backyard Chicken group on Facebook to rehome him. Just have to be VERY careful with your wording. Rehome, sale and wording like that is not allowed by FB.
4. Another app called MeWe you can rehome/sell there in the Arizona Backyard Chicken group but not nearly as many people in the group.
To join the group on MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/arizonabackyardchickens2
Definitely options out there. Hope this gives you some ideas. 👍😁🍻
Our available chicks and eggs are always updated on our website. You can find the next available chicks here or contact us to see what we have to take home today. We often have a few.
The locations of our farms we are generally able to provide chicks and hatching eggs year around. Our hens do get 2-3 months off per year for a break to molt, rotate and just be a chicken. This is the time of year we will see lower egg counts and our availability less.
Our recommendation and best practices: From October to March we suggest a shipping minimum of 10 chicks to ensure that chicks stay warm enough during transit. During the peak months, April -September, the recommended minimum to 6 chicks.
We gladly offer local pick up for your order. We have strict biosecurity measures for both our flocks safety. Once your order has been placed and notified your order is ready to come home, we pre-arrange a pick up time and date with you to come to our pick up drive-thru. Very simple, we have your order boxed and ready to travel home for you. You will not need to bring any boxes, cartons or crates. Local pick up orders are considered sale is final.
Why do chickens go to the beach?
To collect their EGG-shells