laying hen, Brahma breed

Calm-tempered poultry

≈ 90 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
28 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
70 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
85 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

11 selected varieties
show-approved
egg colour
cream
photo at bottom of page
egg weight
55 g
Age at onset of lay
23 wks
Laying peak
32 wks · 35 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 2.5 eggs/week
rooster weight
3500 - 5000 g
hen weight
3000 - 4500 g
Rooster ring
27 mm
Hen ring
24 mm
Banding age
7 - 8 wks
size (per the standard)
giant
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
very calm
broodiness
good
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

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

History

Giant poultry of Asian origin


Clubs for this breed

In France: Brahma Club de France, https://www.brahmaclubdefrance.fr/ — we are a member


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Awards

2005
Prize of honour
National Championship — Niort (dép. 79)
Avec une poule Brahma perdrix.
2004
Grand Prix of Honour
Poultry show — Guingamp (dép. 22)
Grande race étrangère, avec une poule Brahma Columbia bleu.
2004
Grand Prix of Honour
Poultry show — Quimper (dép. 29)
Grande race étrangère, avec une poule Brahma Columbia bleu.
2003
Grand Prix of Honour
Poultry show — Ligny-le-Ribault (dép. 41), 26-27 juillet
Grande race étrangère, avec un coq Brahma Columbia.
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