Light Sussex

E298850

Light Sussex is a popular dual-purpose chicken breed variety known for its white body with black neck and tail markings, valued for both egg production and meat.

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Label Occurrences
Light Sussex canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chicken breed variety
domestic chicken
dual-purpose chicken
averageAnnualEggProduction approximately 180–240 eggs per year
bodyColor white
bodyType large fowl
broodiness occasional
classification heavy breed
climateSuitability temperate climates
combColor red
combType single comb
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developedInRegion Sussex
surface form: County of Sussex
earlobeColor red
eggColor cream
tinted
eggShellColorCategory light brown
eggSize medium to large
growthRate moderate to fast
hardiness good cold hardiness
good general hardiness
keptFor family egg supply
table birds
neckFeatherColor black
notableTrait calm disposition
good foraging ability
originPeriod early 20th century form of Sussex
partOf Sussex chicken breed
plumagePattern Columbian pattern
popularity kept worldwide
popular in the United Kingdom
recognizedAsVarietyOf Sussex by many poultry standards
recognizedBy various national poultry clubs
recognizedSexes female
male
shankColor white or pinkish
skinColor white
suitableFor backyard flocks
free-range systems
small farms
tailFeatherColor black
temperament docile
friendly
use egg production
meat production
wattleColor red

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Sussex recognizedVariety Light Sussex
Sussex notableStrain Light Sussex
Speckled Sussex relatedBreed Light Sussex