Poultry production Laying hens (Legehennen)

Question 1

Poultry population in Germany

Answer 1

Total poultry: 173.148.000 animals
from highest to lowest share:
- chicken for slaughter (53 %)
- Laying hens (32 %) –> increasing
- chicks and pullets (7%)
-turkeys (7%)
- Ducks and Geese (1%)