Specie
ISO3
GBR
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Light Sussex
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information comments
British Poultry Standards provides additional details on the breed.
Other special qualities
This is a heavy breed. A bantam variety also exists.
Avian classification
indigenous
Weight males
4.10
Weight females
3.20
Other specific visible traits
dwarfism, they are mainly brown in colour with white speckles
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
This breed has been first recorded in 1845 at the first poultry show. It is an indigenous breed in Sussex.
Year of origin
1845
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Endangered
