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Chicken: Deutsche Reichshühner

Genetic Resource:
Deutsche Reichshühner
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
native
Risk category:
4 - Not endangered (A: Breed originated in Germany)

Colour (status)

  • weiss-schwarzcolumbia (hell) (original)
  • weiss (original)
  • weiß-schwarzcolumbia (original)
  • gelb-schwarzcolumbia (other)
  • birkenfarbig (other)
  • schwarz (other)
  • silber schwarzgesäumt (other)
  • gold schwarzgesäumt (other)
  • rot (other)
  • gestreift (other)

Monitoring

Year Number of female breeding animals Number of male breeding animals Number of breeders
2008 1137 239 -
2000 1818 407 -
2016 1315 289 178
2009 1229 273 -
2005 1373 315 -
2013 1297 293 -

Cryo reserves

Genebank Material type Number of samples* Number of male donors Number of female donors
Deutsche Genbank landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere Semen 851 1 0

Payments

Description

Egg shell colour:
yellow
Weight of female animals in kg:
bis 2,5 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
bis 3,5 kg
Yearly laying performance in number of eggs:
bis 140 Eier / Jahr
Egg weight in g:
bis 60 g