Sebright chicken
The Sebright is a laced British true bantam, one of the oldest and most popular. Its breeders formed the first breed club.
The Sebright is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB True Bantam class. Its origin is given as England. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in bantam form. Recognised colours: Gold, Silver. Typical adult weights: cock about 620 g and hen about 510 g.
Expect roughly 50–80 eggs a year, with white/cream shells. It is mainly kept for exhibition or as an ornamental bird.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, poultrykeeper.com, en.wikipedia.org. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- True Bantam
- Origin
- England
- Kept for
- Exhibition or ornamental
History
Sir John Saunders Sebright, 7th Baronet and MP for Hertfordshire, created it in the early 1800s. He wanted a tiny bantam laced like the laced Polish. The gold is thought to come from a buff Nankin hen, a small gold-spangled Hamburgh-type hen and a hen-feathered Pit Game cock. Darwin read Sebright's 1809 breeding pamphlet and cited his work, including the bantam, in several books.
Appearance
Gold or Silver, with every feather laced black. Cocks are hen-feathered and weigh about 620 g.
Recognised colours
Gold, Silver
Size and weight
- Forms
- Bantam
- Cock
- 620 g
- Hen
- 510 g
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 50–80
- Egg colour
- White/cream
- Notes
- A poor layer: 50–80 white eggs.
Temperament
- Keeping notes
- Hard to raise and very prone to Marek's disease. Some strains have low fertility.
Hardiness
Susceptible to Marek's disease
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
Not recorded yet.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Sebright Club, breed-specific · Website
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