Sussex chicken

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Sussex
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 153 
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Usedual-purpose, eggs and meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: minimum 4.1 kg[2]: 294 
    Bantam: maximum 1.5 kg[2]: 294 
  • Female:
    Standard: minimum 3.2 kg[2]: 294 
    Bantam: maximum 1.1 kg[2]: 294 
Skin colourwhite
Egg colourtinted
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAEnglish[3]
EEyes[4]
PCGBheavy, soft feather[5]
  • Gallus gallus domesticus

    • The Sussex is a British

    breed association, the Sussex Breed Club, was organised in 1903.[6]

    History

    The Sussex originates in the

    sport from the light. The most recent variety is the silver.[2]
    : 289 

    In the early part of the twentieth century, until the advent of

    Second World War, the Sussex and the Rhode Island Red were the two principal meat breeds in the United Kingdom.[7] Utility strains of the Sussex developed, with better productive capabilities but smaller and less well marked than was expected for exhibition purposes.[8]

    Characteristics

    The Sussex chicken is graceful with a long, broad, flat back; a long and straight breastbone; wide shoulders; and a rectangular build. The tail is held at a 45-degree angle from the body. The eyes are red in the darker varieties but orange in the lighter ones. The

    Cocks weigh approximately 4.1 kg and hens about 3.2 kg.[2]
    : 294 

    Eight colour varieties are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: brown, buff, coronation, light, red, silver, speckled and white.[2]: 289  The light Sussex has a white body with a black tail and black in the flight feathers and wing coverts; the neck hackles are white with black striping. The buff has the same markings, but with greenish-black on a golden-buff ground. The silver is similar to the light, but has grey thighs and a dark breast with silver lacing.[2]: 293  The red has the same markings as the light, but the base colour is a rich dark red throughout. The speckled is a rich dark mahogany colour, each feather with a black dot and white tip. The white is pure white throughout.[2]: 293 

    The coronation Sussex has the same markings as the light, but with lavender instead of the black. It was created for the

    Union Flag.[2]: 293  A coronation bantam was re-created in the 1980s.[8]

    The

    Standard of Perfection in 1914, and the light in 1929.[3]

    Use

    The Sussex was traditionally reared as a table bird, for meat production. In the early part of the twentieth century, it was one of the principal breeds kept for this purpose, until it was displaced by modern industrial hybrid lines. It may be kept as a dual-purpose bird. Hens lay some 180–200 tinted eggs per year; some layer strains may give up to 250.[7] The eggs weigh about 60 g.[9] The Sussex is also reared for showing.


    • Buff hen in winter
      Buff hen in winter
    • Light cock
      Light cock
    • Speckled hen
      Speckled hen
    • Speckled cock
      Speckled cock

    References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sussex (chicken).
    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Accessed October 2017.
    2. ^
      ISBN 9781405156424
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    3. ^ a b APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
    4. ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
    5. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
    6. ^ Chickens. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
    7. ^ a b c d "Sussex". Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
    8. ^
      ISBN 9781847979711
      .
    9. ^ Rassetafeln: Sussex (in German). Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed November 2017.


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