laying hen, Dutch Crested Bantam breed
Poultry characterized by its crest
≈ 100
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
34 %
laying rate — S2026
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83 %
fertility rate — S2026
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81 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
17 selected varieties
of which 1 not online
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
white
egg weight ⓘ
35 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
32 wks · 42 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2.9 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
900 g
hen weight ⓘ
800 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
13 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
11 mm
Banding age ⓘ
6 - 7 wks
size (per the standard)
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
Originally from Holland
