laying hen, Padua bantam breed

Poultry with a voluminous crest

≈ 160 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).

49 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart

77 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart

75 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

6 selected varieties

show-approved

yes

egg colour

white

photo at bottom of page

egg weight

35 - 35 g

estimated spring laying (/week)

rooster weight

900 - 900 g

hen weight

800 - 800 g

size (per the standard)

bantam

build (per minimum hen weight)

bantam breed

behaviour

lively

broodiness

average

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

First presented in 1845