laying hen, Brahma breed
Calm-tempered poultry
≈ 80
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
26 %
laying rate — S2026
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70 %
fertility rate — S2026
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85 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
12 selected varieties
of which 1 not online
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
cream
egg weight ⓘ
55 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
23 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
32 wks · 33 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2.3 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
3500 - 5000 g
hen weight ⓘ
3000 - 4500 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
27 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
24 mm
Banding age ⓘ
7 - 8 wks
size (per the standard)
giant
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
very calm
broodiness
good
flight height
1,5 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
Giant poultry of Asian origin
Clubs for this breed
In France: Brahma Club de France, https://www.brahmaclubdefrance.fr/ — we are a member
