Posted by Sacha on October 2, 2011, 1:35 pm
I bought 6 Light Sussex today. Ray remembers his father keeping these
and that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far
as numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd
get 4 if I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He
doesn't seem worried!
They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying
grass to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days
or so and then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls.
Apparently, some among them are laying already so I hope they all
follow suit soon! I think they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton
costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of way. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Christina Websell on October 2, 2011, 5:54 pm
>I bought 6 Light Sussex today. Ray remembers his father keeping these and
>that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far as
>numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd get 4 if
>I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He doesn't seem
>worried!
> They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying grass
> to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days or so and
> then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls. Apparently, some
> among them are laying already so I hope they all follow suit soon! I think
> they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of
> way. ;-)
> --
I hope they do well for you! Years ago (which Ray is remembering) most
Light Sussex were utility birds, they laid quite well and afterwards you
could eat them and fatten the young cockerels the produced for the pot.
Nowadays there are few utility strains left, most are show birds with the
resulting lack of selection for laying performance but they are still likely
to lay better than your NHR's!
Posted by Sacha on October 2, 2011, 5:58 pm
On 2011-10-02 22:54:40 +0100, "Christina Websell"
>
>> I bought 6 Light Sussex today. Ray remembers his father keeping these and
>> that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far as
>> numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd get 4 if
>> I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He doesn't seem
>> worried!
>> They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying grass
>> to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days or so and
>> then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls. Apparently, some
>> among them are laying already so I hope they all follow suit soon! I think
>> they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of
>> way. ;-)
>> --
> I hope they do well for you! Years ago (which Ray is remembering) most
> Light Sussex were utility birds, they laid quite well and afterwards you
> could eat them and fatten the young cockerels the produced for the pot.
> Nowadays there are few utility strains left, most are show birds with the
> resulting lack of selection for laying performance but they are still likely
> to lay better than your NHR's!
Check out The Sign of the Owl and see what you think.
--
Sacha
Posted by Christina Websell on October 2, 2011, 6:30 pm
> On 2011-10-02 22:54:40 +0100, "Christina Websell"
>>
>>> I bought 6 Light Sussex today. Ray remembers his father keeping these
>>> and
>>> that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far as
>>> numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd get 4
>>> if
>>> I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He doesn't seem
>>> worried!
>>> They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying grass
>>> to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days or so
>>> and
>>> then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls. Apparently, some
>>> among them are laying already so I hope they all follow suit soon! I
>>> think
>>> they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of
>>> way. ;-)
>>> --
>> I hope they do well for you! Years ago (which Ray is remembering) most
>> Light Sussex were utility birds, they laid quite well and afterwards you
>> could eat them and fatten the young cockerels the produced for the pot.
>> Nowadays there are few utility strains left, most are show birds with the
>> resulting lack of selection for laying performance but they are still
>> likely
>> to lay better than your NHR's!
> Check out The Sign of the Owl and see what you think.
> --
> Sacha
Had a look, seems OK. I'd be interested to know where they got their
original stock from.
If they perform as promised, you'll have eggs coming out of your ear'oles
<g>
Posted by Sacha on October 3, 2011, 4:13 am
On 2011-10-02 23:30:54 +0100, "Christina Websell"
>
>> On 2011-10-02 22:54:40 +0100, "Christina Websell"
>>
>>>
>>>> I bought 6 Light Sussex today. Ray remembers his father keeping these
>>>> and
>>>> that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far as
>>>> numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd get 4
>>>> if
>>>> I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He doesn't seem
>>>> worried!
>>>> They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying grass
>>>> to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days or so
>>>> and
>>>> then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls. Apparently, some
>>>> among them are laying already so I hope they all follow suit soon! I
>>>> think
>>>> they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of
>>>> way. ;-)
>>>> --
>>> I hope they do well for you! Years ago (which Ray is remembering) most
>>> Light Sussex were utility birds, they laid quite well and afterwards you
>>> could eat them and fatten the young cockerels the produced for the pot.
>>> Nowadays there are few utility strains left, most are show birds with the
>>> resulting lack of selection for laying performance but they are still
>>> likely
>>> to lay better than your NHR's!
>>
>> Check out The Sign of the Owl and see what you think.
>> --
>> Sacha
>>
>
> Had a look, seems OK. I'd be interested to know where they got their
> original stock from.
> If they perform as promised, you'll have eggs coming out of your ear'oles
> <g>
They've been around for a long time but I wouldn't know about their
original stock. When I arrived yesterday, I was enchanted to be
greeted by a parrot waddling across the floor to me, straight past 3
dozing cats. Apparently, he likes to check out people as they come and
go! The pet chickens are very poor layers, though pretty. The man at
The Sign of the Owl was rather scathing about Amrocks, describing them
as 'mongrels'! Anyway, once the new birds start producing, the
idea/hope is that there'll be enough eggs for us and the rest of the
family, as well as sufficient spares to give to the staff and so on.
There won't be enough to supply the tea room but there's probably some
kind of regulation against using your own hens for that!
--
Sacha
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>that they are good layers, so his choice prevailed. Mine did as far as
>numbers are concerned. When I went off to get them, he said "I'd get 4 if
>I were you" and I replied "Ah but you're not me" ;-) He doesn't seem
>worried!
> They seem to be settling in well, eating and drinking and enjoying grass
> to scratch at etc. They'll be kept in their own coop for 3 days or so and
> then allowed out to mingle with the rest of the girls. Apparently, some
> among them are laying already so I hope they all follow suit soon! I think
> they're very pretty in a Cecil Beaton costumes for Ascot in MFL sort of
> way. ;-)
> --