2023年7月13日 · The Light Sussex chicken, also known as the Sussex chicken, is a highly regarded and versatile breed that has gained popularity for its beauty, hardiness, and excellent egg-laying abilities. Originating in Sussex, England, this …

2012年12月31日 · Still popular in Great Britain and the light variety has figured prominently in the development of many of their commercial strains. Sussex is one of the oldest breeds that are still with us today in fair numbers. Reference: Chicken Breeds and Varieties (A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chicken Breed Photos:

2020年3月31日 · Light Sussex are definitely a pure breed, both here and England, and undoubtedly elsewhere. They are not one of the original Sussex varieties like Speckled Sussex. The light variety came about a bit later on, according to the American Standard, through crosses with barred rocks. That doesn't mean they are not purebred.

2012年4月12日 · My speckled sussex is still a chick. When we 1st got her at 4 days old, she was a tiny bit bigger than the other 2 chicks (a cucoomaran and a welsummer, i spelled those wrong) and within a week she had grown so big and had so many feathers she seemed to be about 3 or 4 weeks old while the others still were all fuzzy.

2017年10月20日 · The Sussex is a Breed of chicken that originates from the small town of Sussex in England. The Sussex comes in 8 different colours (varieties), which include: Brown, Buff, Light, Red, Speckled, Silver, White and Coronation. The Silver Sussex is a heavily feathered breed which makes it very hardy during winter.

2010年12月31日 · The marans size seems similar to your sussex. EEs are definitely smaller than either of them. Another thing you may want to consider is the maturity rate. I don't know anything about the sussex, but the orps are much slower than the marans to mature and lay, plus we are finding it hard to sex them until 4-5 months.

2016年7月22日 · Hello, I'm getting a Light Sussex chicken soon she will be 1 month and a half old, but we are wondering when she would start laying, because we want her to start laying before the winter ( We live in Canada) is it ok if she starts laying during the winter or does she have to start before winter.

2011年2月28日 · We have three speckled sussex - Pipa, Victoria, and Diana. Pipa just laid her first egg (and our first ever egg!) this weekend - she was just shy of 20 weeks (19 weeks 5 days). She also laid one today - the second day! The other two are not laying, but one is …

2007年5月17日 · She probably could handle Suede since she is as wide as either of the Brahma girls he's with now. There's the little issue of her not having begun to lay yet and she's 26 weeks old now. I myself am wondering about an Ameraucana/Speckled Sussex cross-someone told me they'd be black birds (Scout is black) with red in the hackle areas.

2012年12月30日 · 2. The Light Sussex is a classic Columbian poultry with a black and white pallette (no barring). The Light Sussex is based on the eWh locus and the undercolor is white to the skin. It has pinkish white legs and feet. 3. The Columbian Rock is based on the eb (Brown) locus. (no barring) The eb locus has a bluish-slate undercolor in its plumage.