Chicken Breed Info:
Breed Purpose: classic dual purpose.
when fattened correctly gourmet meat;
excellent layers, especially the Light Sussex.

Comb: single upright

Broodiness: Familial. Make great winter layers if Feb. or March hatched. Good mothers

Climate Tolerance: excellent, cold hardy


General Egg Info:
Egg Productivity: 260 per year

Egg Size: large

Egg Color: cream to light brown


Breed Temperament:
curious, friendly.



Breed Colors / Varieties:
Light; Red; Speckled; Silver; Buff; Brown; White;
Cuckoo. Not all colors in both LF and Bantam. Only Light; Red; Speckled in both Large Fowl and Bantam are accepted by APA and ABA.




Breed Details: Developed from old Kent and Surrey fowl in England. Classic book on the breed available online at: http://archive.org/details/cu31924003091398





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