laying hen, Owlbeard breed
Rounded-shaped poultry
≈ 140
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 2 reproductions).
43 %
laying rate — S2026
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66 %
fertility rate — S2026
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83 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
6 selected varieties
of which 3 not online
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
white
egg weight ⓘ
55 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
29 wks · 52 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.6 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
2200 - 2500 g
hen weight ⓘ
1600 - 1800 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
18 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
16 mm
size (per the standard)
semi-bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
poor
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.
Learn morePerformance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions
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S2025 : 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 the Netherlands