laying hen, Padua large breed
Poultry with a large crest
≈ 105
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
37 %
laying rate — S2026
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72 %
fertility rate — S2026
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84 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
1 selected variety
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
white
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egg weight ⓘ
50 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
22 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
29 wks · 46 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.2 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
2000 - 2500 g
hen weight ⓘ
1500 - 2000 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
18 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
16 mm
size (per the standard)
semi-bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
average
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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the evolution of our techniques and the ratio of varieties explain certain changes * current season, stats evolving · all stats · Compare this breed
History
Very ancient breed
