laying hen, Owlbeard breed

Rounded-shaped poultry

≈ 150 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).

43 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart

66 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart

83 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

6 selected varieties

of which 3 not online

show-approved

yes

egg colour

white

egg weight

55 g

rooster weight

2200 - 2500 g

hen weight

1600 - 1800 g

size (per the standard)

semi-bantam

build (per minimum hen weight)

large breed

behaviour

lively

broodiness

poor

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 the Netherlands