A regional market supported the breed
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Sussex.
The club connects Sussex with table-poultry production around Heathfield and identifies a British breed club formed in 1903. Light Sussex females also had an important role in sex-linked production crosses. Those crossed birds do not replace the pure Sussex population. A complete history connects regional farming, color selection and crossing uses while keeping each breeding identity clear.
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