laying hen, English game breed
Very small breed
≈ 75
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
24 %
laying rate — S2026
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80 %
fertility rate — S2026
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75 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
3 selected varieties
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
cream
photo at bottom of page
egg weight ⓘ
25 - 30 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
23 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
33 wks · 28 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
600 g
hen weight ⓘ
500 g
size (per the standard)
mini
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
calm
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.
Learn morePerformance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions
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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 England
