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AFI AWARDS
Rare Chicken Rescue was double nominated for the AFI Awards
Rare Chicken Rescue starred Mark Tully
in his 'Chicken Chase'
Director Randall Wood Producer Vickie Gest
Executive producer Trish Lake
Rare Chicken Rescue first screened 06 May 2008, ABC TV.
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Sussex
The Sussex is a well known old breed which originated in the county of Sussex, England, Britain. The Sussex were developed from the Dorking over a century ago. Sussex were first exhibited at the first poultry show in Britain in 1845. Bred for utility purpose as in good table bird and egg layer. The oldest variety of Sussex is the speckled but the Light Sussex remains the most popular and common variety of the breed. Other colours considered much rarer than the light are as follows: White, Red, Buff, Silver, Coronation, and Speckled.
White: Pure white plummage throughout.
Buff: Male and female: body rich even golden buff colour. Head and neck hackles buff and sharply striped with black. Wings buff with black in the flights. Tail dark.
Red: Male and female: head and neck hackles rich dark red striped with black. Body and wing rich dark red uniform colour throughout. Wings red with black flights. Tail black.
Silver: Black in colour with head and neck white striped with black.
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| Speckled Sussex |
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| Speckled Sussex Feathers |
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| Male plummage - head and neck hackles rich dark mahogany, striped with black & tipped with white. Body rich dark mahogany, each feather tipped with a small white spot. |
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| Female: head, neck and body, rich dark mahogany in colour. Each feather tipped with a small white spot. |
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| Red Sussex Hen |
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| Red Sussex Hen |
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| White Sussex |
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| White Sussex |
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| Silver Sussex Hen |
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| Silver Sussex Cockerel |
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| Light Sussex Hen |
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| Light Sussex Cockerel |
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| Coronation Sussex Hen |
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| Coronation Sussex Cockerel |
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| Coronations and Lights |
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| Coronation Sussex on left: Male and female plummage identical to light sussex except that markings in hackle, wings, and tail are a clear lavendar blue throughout. Light Sussex on right. |
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| Light: Head and hackles: white, striped with black. The centre of each feather to be entirely surrounded by a white margin. Wings white with black in the flight feathers. Tail and coverts black. Remainder of body pure white throughout. |
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