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Chicken: Sachsenhühner

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

Colour (status)

  • schwarz (original)
  • weiß (original)
  • gesperbert (original)
  • gelb (miscellaneous)

Monitoring

Year Number of female breeding animals Number of male breeding animals Number of breeders
2000 467 96 -
2005 450 86 -
2008 456 82 -
2009 521 97 -
2013 663 153 -
2016 551 129 74

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Egg shell colour:
brown,white / yellow
Weight of female animals in kg:
bis 2,5 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
bis 3 kg
Yearly laying performance in number of eggs:
bis 160 Eier / Jahr
Egg weight in g:
bis 60 g