“We got 21 chickens at the end of Sept 2021. We got all different breeds so we can have a colorful egg basket. None of them have starting laying yet, but this chicken is one of our most friendly. She is the first to come running and the last to lose interest and leave. She doesn't mind being held, but doesn't ask to be held. The other two of our friendliest chickens are a salmon faverolles and barred rock. We bought like 6 easter eggers, and only one of those is friendly to people (but a bit bossy to the other chickens).”
“I saw a review of Cochins in which someone was amazed at her 6-yr-old hen. So I was inspired to tell about my special speckled Sussex.
Zamboni got her name from the flecks of "ice" on her red feathers. I clicker-trained her to jump through a hoop, ring a bell, climb steps, etc. She liked being held and petted.
One winter, when Zamboni was about 8, she disappeared. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground. The temperatures dipped into the single digits. About three weeks passed. To make the story short - I found her in the flower bed on a nest of 20 eggs. She was fine.
Zamboni lived to be 11, then disappeared. She sure was a great chicken!”
“Out of my order of 6 different breed chicks from April 2020, my Speckled Sussex is the lowest in the pecking order. She is zany and will follow us around trying to steal my kids‚Äô snacks (she‚Äôs their favorite). She‚Äôs a pretty chicken, but she lays teeny tiny cream colored eggs, most of the time right on the poop board. She is our worst layer, but her personality is fun!”
“I have fifteen hens representing 8 different breeds, two of whom are Speckled Sussex. Run I enter the run, Dotty is the very first chicken to come running up to me to greet me and allow me to stroke her. She'll eat out my hand and occasionally will be allowed to pick her up. I find the breed friendly and relatively bright.”
“I ordered a Speckled Sussex chick back in 2016, out of my flock of 20 hens, she is still to this day my favorite. She follows me everywhere, insists on being held as I walk around my yard and barn. She is a real character, always a party favorite when we have family over for BBQs as she will steal food off of their plates when they aren't looking. Her only downside is she is a little assertive with my two Easter Eggers and will sometimes pluck their beard feathers.”
“We ordered 2 speckled Sussex, 1 lavender Orpington and 2 silkies. The speckled Sussex are beautiful, assertive chickens. Fern is standoffish and at the top of the pecking order. I thought she might be a rooster, but she is just a loud, bossy hen. Charlotte is very social and loves being held. She will peck my ankles until I pick her up or fly onto me and then settle into my lap. I wish she was a little sweeter towards the silkies who are at the bottom of the pecking order. I would give Fern 3 stars and Charlotte 4.5. Though I am very satisfied with all our chickens and just submitted a second order for chicks through MPC.”
“Piper the speckled sussex came in an assortment in July. She is SUCH a character! Contrary to most of these reviews, she actually doesn't enjoy being held. But she will follow me around. She is very talkative. As a chick it was adorable, now as an adult we call it "raptor noises" and it's hilarious. If you have close neighbors who don't like noise this might not be the ideal breed. She is laying about every other day. There were many hidden eggs at first but now I keep all the birds penned til afternoon so I can collect the eggs. Piper is our "class clown" and a welcome addition to our little flock.”
“LOVE!!! By far the friendliest, least flighty gal we have ever had. "AJ" is so social and sweet. Dependable layer and gets along with everyone. Will always have one of these in our flock. She came with our fauvacana and blue easter egger from MPC and those three are stuck together like glue!”
