Speckled Sussex

Just some of our stunning young Speckled Sussex above.

Eggs are pale brown coloured and they can be expected to lay upwards of 200 + eggs during their first years.

Speckled Sussex are one of the only 2 brown hens we keep at Harrisville Heritage.  They are a gorgeous mahogany brown with white and black speckles throughout their plumage.
 
As well as being a favourite, we have also found them to be one of the larger friendly breeds making them great pets and egg layers alike for those whom delight in owning them.

Generally a good forager, and easy care, these are a heavy dual purpose bird which are greatly desired not only for their looks, but also for their easy going nature, and meat value. Unfortunately they don't rival their Light Sussex and Coronation Sussex cousins in egg laying but they still produce fairly well and it is something we will be working on.  We think their beauty goes someway to make up for this slight lack.

This breed is a large heavy breed that once fully grown are not very capable of flying too high so will not need a great big high fence to keep them under control once fully mature.

The Speckled Sussex variety was rarely seen until recently. Light, Buff & Coronation Sussex are the 3 most commonly found varieties in New Zealand.

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