laying hen, Amrocks breed

Strong farmyard poultry

≈ 170 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (latest reproduction).
45 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
82 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
87 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

1 selected variety
show-approved
egg colour
light brown
egg weight
60 g
Age at onset of lay
22 wks
Laying peak
41 wks · 66 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 4.6 eggs/week
rooster weight
3000 - 4000 g
hen weight
2500 - 3000 g
Rooster ring
22 mm
Hen ring
20 mm
size (per the standard)
large
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
lively
flight height
1,5 m
hatchery sexing
cloacal
Real data, not estimates

All the performances we publish come directly from our own farm and are calculated from our production results.

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Performance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions

S2026 : late start of the breeding season

the evolution of our techniques and the ratio of varieties explain certain changes * current season, stats evolving · all stats · Compare this breed

History

Originally from the United States


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