laying hen, Watermael Bearded Bantam breed

Small poultry with an upright body

≈ 100 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
37 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
72 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
71 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

3 selected varieties
show-approved
egg colour
cream
egg weight
30 g
Age at onset of lay
21 wks
Laying peak
33 wks · 41 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 2.9 eggs/week
rooster weight
700 g
hen weight
550 g
Rooster ring
12 mm
Hen ring
10 mm
Banding age
6 - 7 wks
size (per the standard)
bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
good
flight height
2 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

S2024 : First year in official reproduction (excluding quarantine).

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 Belgium


Clubs for this breed

In France: Club Français des Barbus Belges, https://www.facebook.com/CF2Bbarbusbelges — we are a member

In France: Bantam Club Français, https://bantamclubfrancais.jimdofree.com/ — we are a member

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