laying hen, Booted Bantam breed

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≈ 145 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
41 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
85 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
86 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

6 selected varieties
of which 1 not online
show-approved
egg colour
cream
photo at bottom of page
egg weight
30 g
Age at onset of lay
21 wks
Laying peak
31 wks · 51 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 3.6 eggs/week
rooster weight
750 g
hen weight
650 g
Rooster ring
16 mm
Hen ring
15 mm
Banding age
7 wks
size (per the standard)
bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
lively
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.

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Performance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions

the evolution of our techniques and the ratio of varieties explain certain changes * current season, stats evolving · all stats · Compare this breed

History

Ancient breed originally from the Netherlands



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