laying hen, Hamburg breed
Elegant and slender poultry
≈ 90
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (latest reproduction).
26 %
laying rate — S2026
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31 %
fertility rate — S2026
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71 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
1 selected variety
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
white
egg weight ⓘ
50 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
22 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
37 wks · 36 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2.5 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
2000 - 2500 g
hen weight ⓘ
1500 - 2000 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
16 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
15 mm
size (per the standard)
semi-bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
calm
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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S2026 : 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