laying hen, Faverolles bantam breed

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Faverolles bantam hen egg — Elsanor
≈ 115 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
35 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
77 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
82 % hatching rate — S2026 performance chart

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The breed at a glance

1 selected variety
show-approved
egg colour
cream
egg weight ⓘ
40 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
22 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
38 wks · 42 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2.9 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
1300 g
hen weight ⓘ
1000 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
16 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
15 mm
size (per the standard)
semi-bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
bantam breed
behaviour
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.

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Performance — 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 Germany


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