Sussex colors have different development histories
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Sussex.
The Poultry Club describes Speckled as the oldest Sussex variety and identifies Brahma, Cochin and Silver Grey Dorking influences in Light development. It also explains that earlier Red and Brown forms were not always separated as they are now. Color history therefore helps explain development, rather than functioning simply as a catalog of feather options.
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