The Black (Medicis)

• Piggott's Black is an attractively coloured hybrid suitable for commercial egg production or the domestic poultry keepers.
• Feather colour: jet black, some with delicate white markings
• Average body weight at 72 weeks: 2.300 kg
• Age at 50% of laying period: 21 weeks
• Hen housed performance at 72 weeks: up to 306 eggs
• Hen housed performance at 90 weeks: up to 390 eggs
• Cumulative Egg Mass at 72 weeks: 18.8kg
• Cumulative Egg Mass at 90 weeks: 24.4kg
• Peak of production: 94 %
• Monthly mortality: 0.3 to 0.5 %
• Average egg weight: 62.5 g
• Shell Strength: 3850g
• Average Feed Intake: 124g per day
• Egg shell colour: brown

 

Day old chicks are currently available. 

Order your point of lay pullets now for 2018.

Disclaimer: All specifications describing performances of the above birds represent performance objectives obtainable under good environmental and management conditions. They are not a warranty or guarantee of performance.

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