laying hen, Wyandotte bantam breed

Hardy poultry

Wyandotte bantam hen egg — Elsanor
≈ 145 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
47 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
68 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
91 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

5 selected varieties
show-approved
egg colour
cream
egg weight
40 g
Age at onset of lay
22 wks
Laying peak
32 wks · 57 %
estimated spring laying (/week)
≈ 4 eggs/week
rooster weight
1300 g
hen weight
1100 g
Rooster ring
15 mm
Hen ring
13 mm
Banding age
7 - 8 wks
size (per the standard)
semi-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

Bred from the large Wyandotte breed


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