Utility Light Sussex

Utility Light Sussex pullets have been bred for better egg production than the Light Sussex, although still suitable for both eggs and meat. They will produce approximately 240 brown eggs in their first year of lay and are a large pullet, producing good quality eggs for years.

1. •A hybrid breed of Sussex and Rhode Island
   

2. •Feather colour: white with black markings on the neck and black tail and wing tips
   

3. •Average body weight at 20 weeks: 1.750 kg
   

4. •Average body weight at 72 weeks: 2.700 kg
   

5. •Age at start of laying period: 21 weeks
   

6. •Age at peak of laying period: 26 weeks
   

7. •Peak of production: 85 % and more
   

8. •Production at the age of 52 weeks: 235 to 250 eggs/bird
   

9. •Monthly mortality: 0.3 to 0.5 %
   

10. •Egg weight: 85 % of eggs weigh more than 57 g
    

11. •Average egg weight: 63-64 g
    

12. •Egg shell colour: brown