More information on the Sussex chicken

Oct. 6, 2010 - PRLog -- The Sussex chicken is an ideal backyard chicken and is used for this purpose in many countries.  The Sussex chickens come in eight colours and there is also a bantam Sussex which again can come in eight colours.  The range of colours is red, brown, speckled, buff, light, silver, white and coronation.  The Sussex chicken is a robust chicken and is a rectangular breed with a broad, flat back.  The eyes of the darker variety are usually red and orange in the lighter varieties, their comb is medium sized and stands erect.  The cockerel will normally weigh about 9lbs with the hens weighing in at  7lbs.
The Sussex chicken is a docile bird which is why they are ideal backyard birds and if you are starting out in chicken keeping, the Sussex is an ideal breed to begin with.  They are happy to roam freely or be kept in an enclosed space as long as there is ample room for them to move around. The Sussex chicken doesn’t often become broody but if they do, it is more likely that the broodiness will affect the speckled variety.
The Sussex breed was bred as a dual purpose breed and is one of the most productive egg layers. The eggs from a Sussex bird will be quite large and cream or brown in colour.  The Sussex hen is usually capable of laying 240-260 eggs per year and the white and light Sussex are known as the better layers.  The Sussex is also a good table bird and they mature quickly although the speckled variety are slower to mature.
The Sussex chicken was bred over a century ago in the county of Sussex, hence the Sussex chicken. Although the Sussex comes in a range of eight colours, the original colours were speckled, brown and red.  The breed is responsible for making huge contributions to the poultry industry and as well as being a popular backyard breed, the Sussex is also a popular breed in exhibitions and with chicken breeders.
The silver Sussex is the latest variety and they have similar necks to the buff and light varieties. The silver has a black body and the feathers have a silver lacing.

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