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Coronation Sussex
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Coronation Sussex is a colour variety of the English Sussex dual-purpose breed, developed to commemorate a royal coronation with soft lavender-blue ground colour and lighter neck and tail markings echoing the Light Sussex pattern. Birds share the Sussex rectangular body, white skin, and calm dual-purpose utility of the parent breed. Culinary use matches other Sussex varieties: roasting and boiling with firm, traditional farm flavour rather than industrial blandness. Numbers are smaller than Speckled or Light; Coronation remains a specialty exhibition and smallholder colour within the Sussex family.
Also known as: Coronation Sussex, Coronation Sussex, Coronation Sussex
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History
Sussex breed standards already covered multiple colour varieties as dual-purpose English utility fowl.
Coronation Sussex was developed and named in association with the coronation of King George VI.
Interest renewed around the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II for the lavender Coronation colour.
Rare-breed and fancy keepers maintained Coronation Sussex alongside more common Sussex colours.
Specialty poultry exhibitions and backyard flocks preserved Coronation as a distinctive Sussex variety.
Hatchery and conservation listings continued to offer limited Coronation Sussex stock.