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Chicken: Mechelner

Genetic Resource:
Mechelner
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
native
Risk category:
Endangered

Colour (status)

  • gesperbert (original)
  • weiß (original)

Associations or initiatives

Monitoring

Year Number of female breeding animals Number of male breeding animals Number of breeders
2000 263 67 -
2005 252 84 -
2008 225 49 -
2009 191 51 -
2013 226 49 -
2016 373 93 70

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Egg shell colour:
white / yellow
Weight of female animals in kg:
bis 4 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
über 4 kg
Yearly laying performance in number of eggs:
bis 160 Eier / Jahr
Egg weight in g:
bis 60 g