laying hen, Wyandotte bantam breed
Hardy poultry
≈ 145
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
47 %
laying rate — S2026
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68 %
fertility rate — S2026
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91 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
5 selected varieties
show-approved
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egg colour
cream
photo at bottom of page
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.
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
Bred from the large Wyandotte breed
