Cuckoo Sussex
A variety of the Sussex
Chicken · Tinted eggs · Laying
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About the Cuckoo Sussex
One of England's oldest and best-loved farmyard breeds, the Sussex is a classic dual-purpose chicken from the south-east county it's named for. The Light Sussex — a clean white body set off by a black neck and tail — is the most familiar variety. A reliable layer of tinted (warm cream) eggs and a good table bird, it's a sound all-rounder for gardens and smallholdings.
At a glance
- Egg colour
- Tinted
- Eggs per year
- About 250
- Purpose
- Laying, Meat
- Sizes
- Large fowl, Bantam
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Broodiness
- Moderate
- Cold hardiness
- Hardy
- Purity
- Pure
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus