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Chicken: Plymouth Rocks

Genetic Resource:
Plymouth Rocks
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
native
Risk category:
Strongly endangered

Colour (status)

  • gelb (original)
  • gestreift (original)
  • schwarz (original)
  • weiss (original)
  • rebhuhnfarbig-gebändert (miscellaneous)
  • silberfarbig gebändert (dunkel) (miscellaneous)

Monitoring

Year Number of female breeding animals Number of male breeding animals Number of breeders
2008 451 106 -
2000 1108 271 -
2016 437 118 59
2009 480 110 -
2005 763 152 -
2013 431 100 -

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Egg shell colour:
yellow
Weight of female animals in kg:
bis 3 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
bis 3,5 kg
Yearly laying performance in number of eggs:
bis 180 Eier / Jahr
Egg weight in g:
bis 55 g