Speckled Sussex Chicks
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!
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Get 115% store credit for chick or quail losses or order total. Valid for 1 year on any website purchase (supplements, equipment, chicks, or quail).
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Need a different delivery date? We'll reschedule your order for a time that works better for you.
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FAQs - Baby Chicks
We offer both sexed and unsexed ("straight run") chicks. Unsexed chicks have a 50/50 chance of being male or female. Since it takes 6 months for chicks to start laying eggs, we recommend ordering extra to ensure you'll have enough laying hens once they're grown and laying eggs. We also sell birds of various ages, including juveniles, adults, laying hens, pullets, and roosters. View our available breeds here ... For custom orders, please contact us.
No, we do not vaccinate our flock or baby chicks. We do not recommend for small flocks to be vaccinated. We constantly monitor this with our poultry vet to ensure our birds are healthy and robust. We are tested yearly for diseases as NPIP participants and customers can be confident that they are receiving healthy, happy chicks from our farms. If you would like to learn more, we have article covering Mareks disease. Should you desired chicks to be vaccinated, it is offered through our customer service team at $1 per bird.
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 curate a flock with you.
The locations of our farms we are generally able to provide chicks and hatching eggs year around.
We offer local pick up for grown hens, see options available for local pick up.
All of our baby chicks, ducks, geese and other products will be shipped to you. Our baby chicks and breeders are at our Texas farm and will require to be shipped.
Though the journey may be different than a local pickup, our proven shipping process ensures your chicks arrive just as healthy and vibrant.
We also stand behind our practices by pioneering an industry first... protection for your chicks and investment in us with our guarantees including:
- 48-hour live chick guarantee upon arrival115% store credit for any losses (yes, we give you MORE than you paid!) OR
- 100% refund to your original payment method for any losses*See policies for further details
The good news is and has always been, no matter where we personally reside with our birds, our goal is to support and provide access to poultry.
That is why we breed for heat tolerance among many other decisions we tailor toward the Arizona community and hot weather locations because 95% of our birds support families in Arizona and hot weather states.
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