Chicken Breed Info:
Breed Purpose: meat and/or eggs, foraging

Comb: Single

Broodiness: fair

Climate Tolerance: good in cold climates


General Egg Info:
Egg Productivity:

Egg Size: medium to large

Egg Color: brown


Breed Temperament:

Alert, attractive and good foragers.

Breed Colors / Varieties:

Speckled
Red
Light
Skin is white
Standard Weights: Cock-9 pounds; hen-7 pounds; cockerel-7-1/2 pounds; pullet-6 pounds.



Breed Details:

They have rectangular bodies; the speckled variety is especially attractive. Sussex combine both exhibition and utility virtues but are more popular in Canada, England and other parts of the world than in the U.S.
A general purpose breed for producing meat and or eggs. One of the best of the dual purpose chickens, a good all-around farm fowl.

Origin: Sussex originated in the county of Sussex, England where they were prized as a table fowl more than 100 years ago. Still popular in Great Britain and the light variety has figured prominently in the development of many of their commercial strains. Sussex is one of the oldest breeds that are still with us today in fair numbers.

Reference:
Chicken Breeds and Varieties (A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin-Madison




Chicken Breed Photos:


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