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Sussex (Speckled)
Mahogany with white tips
4.812 reviews
Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
The oldest colour of the Sussex, with rich mahogany plumage tipped in white that grows more speckled with each moult. Calm and productive.
- Origin
- England
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- docile
- Egg colour
- cream
- Eggs per year
- ~240
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 3.2 kg / 4.1 kg
- Hardiness
- Very hardy
- Broodiness
- Moderate
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Quiet
- Suits
- Free-range or confined
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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