laying hen, Dutch bantam breed
Very small and slender poultry
≈ 80
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 2 reproductions).
29 %
laying rate — S2026
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84 %
fertility rate — S2026
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77 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
3 selected varieties
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
white
egg weight ⓘ
28 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
27 wks · 44 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.1 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
550 g
hen weight ⓘ
450 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
11 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
9 mm
Banding age ⓘ
6 - 7 wks
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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S2025 : 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