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The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen. [4] The most common U.S. size of chicken egg is 'Large' and is the egg size commonly referred to for recipes. The following egg masses including shell have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing per dozen:
Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. [3] Owing to the relative ease and low cost of raising chickens—in comparison to mammals such as cattle or hogs—chicken meat (commonly called just "chicken") and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines.
As of 2011 in the US, broiler chickens has an FCR of 1.6 based on body weight gain, and mature in 39 days. [25] At around the same time the FCR based on weight gain for broilers in Brazil was 1.8. [25] The global average in 2013 is around 2.0 for weight gain (live weight) and 2.8 for slaughtered meat (carcass weight). [26]
Hatchery Average Incubation Capacity 24,224 eggs (1934) 2.7 million eggs (2001) [40] Annual Broiler Production 366 million broilers (1945) 8.4 billion broilers (2001) [40] Average live weight 3.03 pounds (1945) 5.06 pounds (2001) [40] Live weight price 36 cents per pound (1948) 39.3 cents per pound (2001) [40] Feed Conversion Efficiency
The Italian standard gives a weight range of 2.4–2.7 kg (5.3–6.0 lb) for cocks, 2.0–2.3 kg (4.4–5.1 lb) for hens. [6] According to the British standard, fully grown Leghorn cocks weigh 3.4 kg (7.5 lb), hens 2.5 kg ; cockerels weigh 2.7–2.95 kg and pullets 2–2.25 kg ; for bantams the maximum weight is 1020 g for cocks and 910 g for ...
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Orpington hens lay about 180 light brown eggs per year, with an average weight of 53 g; [8]: 158 [15]: 66 bantam hens lay about 110 eggs, with a weight of some 40 g. [16]: 67 It was said that at one time Orpingtons were capable of laying as many as 340 [5]: 115 eggs per year. The decline in production was due to breeders selecting for looks ...
A roasted Cornish game hen A Cornish game hen ready for the oven. Cornish game hen (also Rock Cornish game hen) is the USDA-approved name for a particular variety of broiler chicken, produced from a cross between the Cornish and White Plymouth Rock chicken breeds, that is served young and immature, weighing no more than two pounds (900 g) ready to cook.