Silver Laced Sussex (Young Layer Hens)
Why do we offer grow outs ready to lay?
Some people want to skip the chick stage and get right to business with getting eggs. Others want to expand their flock or are looking for specific breeds. We always get extras of each breed we raise for others to enjoy once they reach maturity and are ready to lay eggs. We do the hard work and get them started well in life.
How we raise them:
Our chickens are ethically raised with a lot of love and care. They are handled and hand raised from hatching. They are happy healthy girls living a free ranged life chasing bugs, digging in the compost pile and sun bathing their fluffy butts. They are acclimated to being in all weather without additional heat. They have access to their coop which is always dry.
All our chickens are vaccinated against Merricks Disease.
These girls were hatched September 2023 - currently 5 months and have started laying over the past 2 weeks or will be any day now.
We offer our chickens an organic feed appropriate for their needs, supplements like calcium and grit for digestion. They get organic scratch daily and treats like cabbage and apples. The girls have unlimited access to their own worm farm compost and all the bugs and organics they gather while free ranging and foraging.
About this breed:
Hailing from the Czech Republic, this new line is cold and heat hardy, docile, and an absolutely excellent forager. The Silver Laced Sussex is the resulting offspring from a proprietary Barred Rock and Silver Sussex cross. This breed has quite a unique appearance. From their silver and black feathering to their delicate feather lacing, and their dark black eye liner, this breed is unlike any other on the market. The striking silver lacing which encompasses black feathers, is what gives this breed their unique name. They will lay 290+ large to extra large brown eggs per year.
Breed Origin: Czechoslovakia
Egg Color: Light Brown
Egg Size: Large to XL
Egg Production: 290+ Annually, Up to 315
Matures:2 0 Weeks
Bird Size: Medium, 4-5 lbs
Hardiness: Heat & Cold Tolerant
Sexable by: Color
Each of our girls comes with a Health Certificate as well as 1lb of feed.