laying hen, Watermael Bearded Bantam breed

Small poultry with an upright body

≈ 110 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).

37 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart

72 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart

71 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

3 selected varieties

show-approved

yes

egg colour

cream

egg weight

30 - 30 g

rooster weight

700 - 700 g

hen weight

550 - 550 g

size (per the standard)

bantam

build (per minimum hen weight)

bantam breed

behaviour

lively

broodiness

good

flight height

2 m

hatchery sexing

cloacal

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

History

Originally from Belgium

In France: Club Français des Barbus Belges, https://www.facebook.com/CF2Bbarbusbelges — we are a member

In France: Bantam Club Français, https://bantamclubfrancais.jimdofree.com/ — we are a member