leopardstar Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I recently got two speckled sussex bantums and two plymouth rock bantums. My main proiroty was that the breeds were docile and good with the children. The two plymouth rock are lovely and getting really tame. The speckled sussex are really pretty but quite flighty and not very friendly. I originally wanted to get pekins and wished I'd gone with my first instinct. Would I be able to introduce two pekins to my four bantums, how would I go about this? or Is anyone interested in two speckled sussex bantums (they're black with white and irredescent flecks)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Are your speckled sussex bantams laying yet? I have one, and she has changed character completely since she started laying - I couldn't get anywhere near her before, but now she is the friendliest little girl of the lot. She lets me pick her up all the time, and is always the first to come and help me clean out the cube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I know how you feel leopardstar, we got some new chooks last year and 2 of them were so flighty it put me off straight away (one even flew on top of our touring caravan ) so they went straight back to the breeder and I got my lovely quiet cochins. Good luck with rehoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardstar Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 No they're not laying yet so I will definitely wait until then to see if they calm down. When did you speckled sussex start laying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 She was about 27 weeks old when she started laying. How old are yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardstar Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 I'm not totally sure I think about 22 weeks so they'll probably start in early spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
