laying hen, Sebright breed

Rounded poultry

≈ 90 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 2 reproductions).
34 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
57 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
79 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

3 selected varieties
of which 1 not online
show-approved
egg colour
cream
egg weight
30 g
Age at onset of lay
21 wks
Laying peak
27 wks · 46 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 3.2 eggs/week
rooster weight
600 g
hen weight
500 g
Rooster ring
10 mm
Hen ring
9 mm
Banding age
6 - 7 wks
size (per the standard)
mini
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
poor
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

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 England


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