laying hen, Cream Legbar breed
Crested poultry
≈ 145
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
45 %
laying rate — S2026
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91 %
fertility rate — S2026
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81 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
1 selected variety
show-approved
yes
egg colour
blue
photo at bottom of page
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
23 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
30 wks · 59 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 4.1 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
2700 - 3400 g
hen weight ⓘ
2000 - 2700 g
size (per the standard)
large
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
very lively
broodiness
poor
flight height
2 m
hatchery sexing
colour
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