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1 feather from a Silver Laced Sussex chicken. This breed is used for exhibitions but also for egg laying and for meat.
1 feather from a Silver Laced Sussex female chicken. This breed of chicken is used for exhibitions but also for egg laying and for meat. The feather is white with a thin black border around the edge. This feather is from a group of feathers that are part of the David Scrivener Poultry Collection (archive ref. DX2159).

1 feather: feather, paper

Photographic prints – digital photograph of feather before acquisition, MERL miscellaneous note - According to Poultry Keeper website 'The Sussex chicken is a dual purpose utility breed that is also popular on the show scene and relatively easy to keep. They come in eight colours – Brown, Buff, Coronation, Light, Red, Speckled, Silver, White (that are standardised in the UK). They are also available in bantam versions.' https://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/sussex-chickens/ [accessed 2018-02-15]

Feather, Sample