laying hen, Yokohama breed

Elegant poultry

≈ 70 eggs / year per hen Estimate based on our real laying records (latest reproduction).
23 % laying rate — S2026 performance chart
75 % fertility rate — S2026 performance chart
86 % 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 ⓘ
35 wks · 41 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 2.9 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
2000 - 2500 g
hen weight ⓘ
1300 - 1800 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
18 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
18 mm
size (per the standard)
semi-bantam
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
average
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.

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Performance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions

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S2026 : First year in official reproduction (excluding quarantine).

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 Japan


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