Empordanesa
| Empordanesa | |
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 Empordanesa hens |
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| origin | Empordà |
| year | 1920 |
| colour | dark yellow |
| Weight | Rooster 2.4-3.0 kg, hen 1.7-2.3 kg |
| Laying output per year | 190 |
| Eggshell color | Red-brown |
| Egg weight | 60 g |
| Ring size | Rooster 18 mm, hen 16 mm |
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Empordanesa is an old Catalan chicken -Landrasse that around 1920 in the region Empordà was discovered. The breed was then further bred by the Barcelona School of Agriculture . In 1999 the breed was also approved in Germany.
The rooster weighs about 2.4 to 3 kg, the hen is a bit lighter and weighs 1.7 to 2.3 kg. The minimum weight for brood eggs of the breed is 60 g. The eggs are very dark red-brown in color, sometimes with a bluish tinge. The hen lays around 190 eggs per year, which corresponds to a good laying performance.
The chicken moves in a proud, upright posture and has a beautiful comb .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Empordanesa. (No longer available online.) In: InDieZ - InternetDienste für Züchter. Georg Clasbrummel, archived from the original on October 30, 2014 ; accessed on July 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
