In 1845, the first poultry show was held in london, and the kentish/sussex chicken was exhibited there for the first time. Sussex chickens the exact origin of the sussex chicken is hard to trace However, like the dorkings, the earliest landrace lineage of this breed is likely ancient In modern times, this beautiful bird made its exhibition debut at a poultry show at the london zoo in 1845 There it was referred to as the old sussex or kent fowl [2] despite its long history, this breed was left out of the first.
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