We have the Aus. Sussex from Paul Bradshaw and they are super birds. We have Light, Buff, and Coronation and could not ask for better birds.
WOW I'm jealous.
They look nice in the photos.
You got to be kidding me!!!! Dont tell me somewhere in the background, they have been using the Brahma for breeding!
That seems odd. If they were from Aus. I don't think they'd need to outcross to brahmas. If they're anything like in UK there are far more decent Light Sussex available than...
If one is going for Sussex, the only Sussex I've seen for sale in US which look like proper Sussex were from a chap in Florida who had imported his birds from Aus & I don't think he had reds.
Red Sussex are rare in US. They're not common even in UK. The bird in the photo does not look typey to me.
I love Sussex but I shouldn't go for that particular bird.