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Baby Chicks: Speckled Sussex Female Reviews

4.8 Rating 79 Reviews
She is very very smart. She is the only chicken (I think...) of ours who knows her name (Tutu) and she is also very curious. She found a way to get up and climb our very tall fence and get into the front yard to eat the berries on the tree. In the mornings we have to get up and put her back in the backyard. She also screams a lot. When she's not screaming she sounds like a nice chicken though. I think it's because we have no roosters. I heard when you have a lot of hens and so roosters one of the chickens decides it wants to be one and starts screaming a lot. She is very loud but we love her anyways.
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Posted 5 years ago
Daisy my speckled Sussex pullet is the cheapest but the most loveable of my mixed flock! She makes a cute noise when she sees me and she loves to fly into my lap so I can pet her. She follows me like a little feathered puppy! She looks similar to the photo but she has less spots on her back mostly they are on her underside and chest.
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Posted 5 years ago
If I could only have one breed of chicken I would choose the Speckled Sussex hens. I have alot of different breeds, and I think the Speckled Sussex hens are the friendliest and most curious as well as the goofiest. They are so silly. I try to be pragmatic about my chickens because they are a home business for me, but somehow those silly Speckled Sussex girls always end up pets. Did I mention they are a very attractive bird as well as a great layer?
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Posted 5 years ago
First of all, I'm so happy with MPC! So helpful and caring... Of our 9 babies last year, my favorites are my Speckled Sussex, Rosanne, and Misty, my Blue/Black/Splash Cochin... Rosanne got her name for being the noisiest and most mouthy when she was a chick... Always had something to say. Now she's quiet, but was the first one to lay and lays every day... Cute smaller pinkish eggs. Love all my beautiful, healthy chickens from MPC... Out of 8 hens, I get 5-7 eggs a day. They actually started laying in the fall, so I must be doing something right :slightly_smiling:
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Posted 5 years ago
My dotty was my second chicken to start laying, I cansee she will be a good momma, none of the other girls ever care to see when I’m gettin the eggs but as of recent she shows she’s going broody
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Posted 5 years ago
I have two sussex hens, they are my favorite of the flock. They both lay a small egg nearly every day. Only downside is they both nearly died in shipping, took a few days till they where healthy and eating regularly.
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Posted 6 years ago
I love my Hedy as a one day old and since she has been a great bird to have in my small backyard flock. She is always friendly, first to greet, and loves to follow me around. Easy to cuddle with and call back to hen house. My chics are not laying yet as not old enough to, will post again then but I'm sure will be fine. Love her coloring. Great for a backyard farmer.
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Posted 6 years ago
I absolutely love love my little Margo. She is by far the sweetest of all the breeds I have, even my Orpingtons. She is curious but also docile and the definition of a lap chicken. She is also one of the few that has let my dogs come anywhere near. Highly recommend and will definitely get another next time!
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Posted 6 years ago