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Skin Color: White.
Egg Shell Color: Brown.
Use: A general purpose breed for producing meat and/or eggs. One of the best of the dual purpose chickens, a good all-around farm fowl.
Origin: Sussex originated in the county of Sussex, England where they were prized as a table fowl more than 100 years ago. They continue to be a popular fowl 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 is still with us today in fair numbers.
Characteristics: Sussex are alert, attractive and good foragers. They have rectangular bodies; the speckled variety is especially attractive with its multi-colored plumage. Sussex go broody and make good mothers. They combine both exhibition and utility virtues but are more popular in Canada, England and other parts of the world than in the U.S.
Reference:Chicken Breeds and Varieties (A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Breed information from: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/chickens/ Please visit their site to find out more information about this breed and many others.
For more information on the Speckled Sussex.