laying hen, Padua bantam breed
Poultry with a voluminous crest
≈ 145
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
49 %
laying rate — S2026
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77 %
fertility rate — S2026
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75 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
6 selected varieties
egg colour
white
photo at bottom of page
egg weight ⓘ
35 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
32 wks · 54 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.8 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
900 g
hen weight ⓘ
800 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
13 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
11 mm
Banding age ⓘ
6 - 7 wks
size (per the standard)
bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
average
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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the evolution of our techniques and the ratio of varieties explain certain changes * current season, stats evolving · all stats · Compare this breed
History
First presented in 1845