On ma-propriete-agricole.fr, you will find laying hen farms for sale throughout France.
If you want to buy a poultry farm dedicated to egg production, we present a very wide range of laying hen farms for sale in all regions and departments.
You can buy farms dedicated to the production of laying hens using conventional, High Environmental Value or Organic farming methods.
Laying hens can be reared on 4 types of farm:
France is the leading egg-producing country in the European Union (15.7 billion eggs produced in 2020).
At the end of 2020, 64% of egg-laying hens in France were reared outside cages (code 3).
Free-range hens (code 1) account for 23.2% of production, including Label Rouge free-range hens (5.8%), organic hens (16%, code 0) and free-range hens (19%, code 2).
Hens generally start laying eggs when they are 6 months old.
On large farms, they lay for around 11 months before being culled.
On less intensive farms, the laying period can be extended to 2 years.
