Tetra Black hen with dark plumage

Brown-egg layer

Tetra Black

Tetra Black is a robust brown-egg layer for farms where climate and management vary. It is calm and easy to manage, and it keeps production balanced across intensive and alternative systems.

  • Robust
  • Hardy
  • Reliable

Egg colour

Brown

Availability

Contact us to confirm current stock and delivery dates.

Production characteristics

Eggs per hen housed to 90 weeks
419–429
Average egg weight
63.8–65.3 g
Egg mass per hen housed to 90 weeks
27.0–27.7 kg
Liveability in lay 18–90 weeks
92–94%
Feed in lay
115–125 g/day
50% production
140–150 days
Parent stock figures
Eggs per hen housed to 72 weeks
283–294
Hatching eggs to 72 weeks
256–267
Hatchability
80–83%
Saleable chicks to 72 weeks
102–106
Enquire About This Breed

Figures are breeder targets published by Bábolna TETRA. Results depend on local management, feed and climate.View the breeder's data

Buying Tetra Black in Ghana

Farmerkay Agroserve supplies Tetra Black layers from our office on Westland Boulevard, opposite Shell/Starbite, West Legon, Accra. Ask us which stages are currently available, such as day-old chicks or point-of-lay birds, along with prices and collection or delivery.