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The Sussex was not included in the first poultry standard, the Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry of William Bernhardt Tegetmeier, in 1865. [2]: 289 The breed standard for the Sussex was drawn up in 1902, with three colour varieties, the light, the red and the speckled. [7] Of these, the speckled was the oldest.
The South of England Show is a county show held annually at its own showground in Ardingly, Sussex during June. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The show was founded in 1967 and is organised by the South of England Agricultural Society, which has been patronised by Queen Elizabeth II and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh , respectively.
It was the principal meat breed supplied to the metropolis until it was displaced by the Sussex in the early part of the twentieth century; it also became popular as an exhibition bird. [8] It was among the breeds shown at the first poultry show, at London Zoo in 1845. [3]: 289
The breeds of poultry in the British Poultry Standards of the Poultry Club of Great Britain include chickens, ducks, ... Sussex: soft feather: heavy: Taiwan: Asian ...
The Poultry Club of Great Britain is a registered charity founded in 1877. [2] Its stated purpose is to "safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of poultry including chickens , bantams , ducks , geese and turkeys ".
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The first poultry show in North America was held on 15-16 November, 1849, in Quincy Market, Boston, surpassing expectations to receive over 1400 entries [7] however it proved a debacle as no poultry standard existed and judging was cancelled as there was no way to decide what was a purebred. A poultry association was organised afterwards and ...
The Crystal Palace Poultry Show; N. National Poultry Show; P. Poultry show This page was last edited on 22 November 2019, at 10:54 (UTC). Text is available under the ...