East Mcleansboro, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~230
- Hen weight
- ~7 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- docile, curious, follows people around
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- English
- NPIP stock code
- R8
- Origin
- England
Breed guide
Sussex
Also known as: Speckled Sussex, Light Sussex, Coronation Sussex
Old English table breed that also lays well. Speckled is the favorite backyard variety in the US. In Britain the Light Sussex dominates. Sussex hens are curious and underfoot, and they keep laying through winter.
Keeper's notes
Thrives in cool, damp climates and keeps laying through gray winters. It handles summer heat with shade and water. Speckled plumage doubles as decent hawk camouflage for free-ranging.
APA recognized varieties
English · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Red 1914Speckled 1914Light 1929
Sussex listings
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Where to find Sussex
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (43)
Sterling, IL
Fults, IL
Brighton, IL
Evansville, IL
Marengo, IL
Marion, IL
Salem, IL
Turkey Ridge Ests Waterloo, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (5)
Ashland, OH
Polk, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Millersburg, OH
West Union, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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