Speckled Sussex - Female

Speckled Sussex chickens are light brown egg layers, dual-purpose and are a heavy breed. The breed originates from England. They make excellent foragers and show birds. Chickens are cold hardy and friendly. Babies vary in color from creamy buff to dark brown and some alternate dark and light stripes lengthwise on the back. Mature birds have brownish-red plumage with each feather tipped in white, separated from the rest of the feathers by a black bar. Females typically weigh 7 lbs. and males typically weigh 8 lbs.