laying hen, Faverolles breed
Friendly poultry
≈ 140
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
40 %
laying rate — S2026
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85 %
fertility rate — S2026
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88 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
1 selected variety
show-approved
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egg colour
light brown
egg weight ⓘ
55 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
33 wks · 52 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.6 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
3000 - 4000 g
hen weight ⓘ
2500 - 3250 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
24 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
22 mm
size (per the standard)
large
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.
Learn morePerformance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions
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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
German selection
