Tus qaib Sussex yog haiv neeg hauv tebchaws United Kingdom. Lawv raug suav hais tias yog ob lub hom phiaj qaib vim tias lawv zoo rau ob qho tib si qe thiab nqaij ntau lawm. Cov nqaij qaib no yog ib tug me me me me, nrog cov plumage uas muaj yim xim sib txawv.
Tus qaib Sussex yog ib hom tsiaj uas nrov npe hu ua ob qho tib si nws lub siab nyiam thiab nws txoj cai nruj. Sussex qaib yog ib qho yooj yim los lis, yog li lawv yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo rau cov neeg pib ua liaj ua teb. Xav tias cov noog no yog tus phooj ywg zoo heev thiab yooj yim saib xyuas, lawv tuaj yeem ua pov thawj tias yog tsiaj zoo heev. Cov neeg ua liaj ua teb qaib nyiam lawv rau lawv txoj kev zoo nkauj, tus cwj pwm, thiab kev siv.
Hauv qab no, koj yuav pom tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv koj xav tau los pab koj txiav txim siab seb koj puas xav tsa Sussex Chickens.
Quick Facts about the Sussex Chicken
| Lub Npe: | Sussex Chicken |
| Place of Origin: | Lub tebchaws United Kingdom |
| Siv: | Dual-purpose, nqaij, thiab qe |
| Coj (Txiv Neej) Nyhav: | Up to 9 lbs |
| Hen (pojniam) Nyhav: | Up to 7 lbs |
| Colors: | Yim xim: xim av, buff, dawb, liab, coronation, speckled, thiab silver |
| Lifespan: | Tau 8 xyoo |
| Climate Tolerance: | Kho kom haum rau qhov kub thiab txias, nyiam cov huab cua txias, txias-hardy |
| Hloov Kho: | Easy |
| Production: | Zoo heev |
| Comb yam: | Single |
| Qe xim: | Tinted xim av |
| Kev noj haus: | Herbivore |
| qhov tsawg kawg nkaus qhov loj: | 2–3 square feet ib qaib |
| Set-Up: | Free-range, caged |
| Compatibility: | High |
| Tub siab: | Nkauj, phooj ywg, ua tus zoo tsiaj |
Sussex Chicken Origins
Lub Sussex Chicken hails los ntawm lub nroog ntawm Sussex, nyob rau sab qab teb-sab hnub tuaj teb chaws Askiv, thiab yog ib tug ntawm cov laus tshaj plaws qaib breeds nyob rau hauv teb chaws Aas Kiv. Lawv xav tias tau nqis los ntawm Roman qaib coj mus rau thaj chaw los ntawm cov neeg Loos. Cov yug me nyuam tau xav tias tau tsim kho ntxiv los ntawm kev hla ntawm Old English Game yug thiab Redcap.
Nyob rau xyoo 1845, cov noog uas sau npe tias "Old Sussex lossis Kent Fowl" tau tshwm sim ntawm thawj qhov kev sib tw nqaij qaib hauv London. Tab sis Sussex Chickens tsis tau ua nws rau hauv thawj tus qauv nqaij qaib hauv xyoo 1865. Nws tsis yog txog xyoo 1902 uas peb xim ntawm Sussex tau nkag mus rau hauv cov qauv yug ua ke-lub teeb, liab, thiab speckled. Txog rau thaum kev qhia txog kev lag luam hybrids nyob ib ncig ntawm Kev Tsov Rog Thoob Ntiaj Teb thib Ob, Sussex yog ib qho ntawm cov nqaij qaib bred rau lawv cov nqaij hauv tebchaws United Kingdom. Tsis ntev los no, ntau yam tshiab ntawm Sussex Chicken tau tsim. Cov no tau nyiam cov khoom tsim tau ntau dua thiab me me.
Sussex Chicken Characteristics
Siv
Sussex qaib yog ob hom hom tsiaj uas siv rau cov nqaij thiab qe. Lawv yog ib tug loj yug, thiab lawv cov qe yog loj heev thiab. Lawv cov nqaij yog suav tias yog flavorful, muaj kua, thiab muaj ib tug zoo kev ntxhib los mos nrog ib tug zoo ratio ntawm rog, ua rau lawv ib tug nrov kev xaiv rau cov neeg ua liaj ua teb. Raws li ib hom tsiaj uas tso rau ntawm cov rog yooj yim heev, lawv zoo haum rau cov khw muag nqaij qaib ua haujlwm. Yog tias koj pub Sussex qaib ntxiv, lawv tuaj yeem nce qhov hnyav sai heev. Cov qualities no ua rau Sussex qaib zoo tagnrho rau cov nqaij ntau lawm.
Cov hens yog qhov ncaj ncees rau cov tsim qe zoo, txawm tias lawv yuav nteg qe ntau dua yog tias tsis pub dhau. Lawv nteg qe loj uas feem ntau yog cov txiv kab ntxwv sib sib zog nqus, xim av, lossis lub teeb xim av thiab muaj lub plhaub du, glossy. Lub yolk yog txiv kab ntxwv thiab lub qe dawb yog tuab thiab ruaj. Sussex qaib qe raug suav hais tias los ntawm ntau tus los ua qee lub qe zoo tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb, paub txog lawv cov khoom zoo thiab saj qab. Feem ntau, hens nteg 180-200 tinted qe ib xyoos; qee hom tuaj yeem nteg ntau dua. Txhua lub qe hnyav txog 60 grams. Sussexes kuj feem ntau bred rau kev qhia.
Zoo & Varieties
Tus qaib Sussex muaj qhov ntev, dav, tiaj tus nraub qaum, ntev thiab ncaj lub mis, lub xub pwg dav, thiab lub duab plaub. Nws tus Tsov tus tw yog tuav ntawm 45-degree kaum ntawm nws lub cev. Cov xim tsaus ntau muaj qhov muag liab thiab ntau yam sib zog muaj qhov muag txiv kab ntxwv, thiab lawv txhua tus muaj ib qho zuag. Txhua yam muaj pob ntseg liab thiab dawb ob txhais ceg thiab tawv nqaij. Cov qaib hnyav txog 7 lbs thiab qaib ntxhw txog 9 lbs.
Lub koom haum American Poultry Association lees paub peb xim: lub teeb, liab, thiab speckled, thaum Lub Koom Haum Poultry Club ntawm Great Britain lees paub yim xim, suav nrog xim av, buff, coronation, nyiaj, thiab dawb. Txhua xim muaj xim txawv ntawm lawv lub cev, tis, thiab tails. Lub teeb Sussexes muaj lub cev dawb nrog tus Tsov tus tw dub, hauv-dav dav plaub, tis npog, thiab kab txaij ntawm caj dab hackles. Liab ntau yam muaj cov cim zoo sib xws rau lub teeb, tab sis lawv yog cov xim sib sib zog nqus, khaus liab thoob plaws. Lub speckled nta ib qho ntxoov ntxoo nplua nuj xim av nrog lub taub dawb ntawm txhua plaub.
Cov xim av Sussex yog xim daj me ntsis dua li liab, nrog cov xim duller. Cov buff muaj cov cim zoo ib yam li liab thiab xim av, tab sis lawv cov ntxoov ntxoo tsaus yog ntsuab-dub thiab lawv cov xim tseem ceeb yog buff. Cov nyiaj ntau thiab qhov kaj zoo ib yam, nrog rau cov nyiaj muaj grey ncej puab thiab lub mis tsaus nti nrog nyiaj flecks.
Tub dawb yog dawb dawb tag nrho. Thawj coronation tuag nyob ib ncig ntawm Ntiaj Teb Tsov Rog Zaum Ob tab sis tau rov tsim dua hauv 1980s. Lawv muaj cov cim zoo ib yam li lub teeb, tab sis nrog lavender tsis yog xim dub.
Population/Distribution/Habitat
Txawm tias lawv muab ob qho txiaj ntsig ntawm kev ua yeeb yam zoo qaib thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau cov nqaij thiab qe, Sussex Chickens tau nyiam ntau dua hauv Canada, England, thiab lwm lub tebchaws dua li hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Cov qaib Sussex yog ib qho uas muaj ntau heev hauv tebchaws United Kingdom tab sis tam sim no tau hloov chaw los ntawm cov kab kev lag luam niaj hnub no. Cov hybrids no yog bred rau kev tsim khoom ntau dua thiab kev loj hlob sai, uas tau ua rau cov qaib Sussex tau dhau los ua qhov tsawg thiab nws cov caj ces muaj ntau yam tau muab tso rau ntawm kev pheej hmoo ntau dua.
Cov tsiaj no tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo los ntawm Kev Tiv Thaiv Tsiaj Tsiaj, uas yog Asmeskas lub koom haum ua haujlwm los cawm ntau dua 150 cov cuab yeej cuab tam los ntawm kev ploj mus.
Puas Sussex Chickens Zoo rau Kev Ua Liaj Ua Teb Me?
Sussex qaib yog ob hom hom tsiaj uas nrov rau kev ua liaj ua teb me thiab kev lag luam. Lawv paub txog lawv txoj kev tsim cov qe thiab nqaij zoo thiab kuj tseem muaj zog, muaj kab mob-resistant, thiab yooj yim khaws cia. Lawv yog cov cuab yeej cuab tam uas tau nyob ib puag ncig rau ntau pua xyoo paub txog lawv txoj kev ruaj khov, qe tsim, thiab nqaij zoo. Sussex Chickens tau yoog zoo rau ntau yam kev nyab xeeb thiab tuaj yeem vam meej hauv ob qho tib si pub dawb thiab kaw. Lawv haum rau ob qho tib si organic thiab non-organic ntau lawm systems.
