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Results from the June 2017 Scottish Agricultural Census
Statistics on farming in Scotland.
Table 6. Number of poultry, 2007 to 2017
Final Results of the June 2017 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2007 to 2016 for comparison
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Percentage change between 2016 & 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowls for producing eggs | ||||||||||||
| Pullets and hens in the laying flock | 2,919,810 | 2,953,144 | 3,066,853 | 3,677,229 | 3,746,067 | 3,082,613 | 3,539,396 | 3,824,321 | 4,369,578 | 4,645,964 | 5,005,787 | 7.7% |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 1,237,748 | 1,035,966 | 869,153 | 893,387 | 1,289,354 | 1,379,620 | 1,239,825 | 1,885,032 | 1,740,903 | 1,680,240 | 1,818,705 | 8.2% |
| Total fowls for producing eggs | 4,157,558 | 3,989,110 | 3,936,006 | 4,570,616 | 5,035,421 | 4,462,233 | 4,779,221 | 5,709,353 | 6,110,481 | 6,326,204 | 6,824,492 | 7.9% |
| Fowls for breeding | ||||||||||||
| Breeding hens | 1,199,836 | 1,166,551 | 1,105,064 | 1,073,256 | 1,218,937 | 947,138 | 1,083,481 | 975,196 | 1,061,091 | 1,060,351 | 1,025,180 | -3.3% |
| Cocks | 116,962 | 118,417 | 120,462 | 100,506 | 124,453 | 107,187 | 127,472 | 136,926 | 128,092 | 132,073 | 132,201 | 0.1% |
| Total fowls for breeding | 1,316,798 | 1,284,968 | 1,225,526 | 1,173,762 | 1,343,390 | 1,054,325 | 1,210,953 | 1,112,122 | 1,189,183 | 1,192,424 | 1,157,381 | -2.9% |
| Broilers and other table birds | 8,584,991 | 8,471,892 | 8,088,820 | 8,755,751 | 8,077,846 | 9,074,234 | 8,086,193 | 7,804,746 | 5,669,826 | 6,513,194 | 6,249,155 | -4.1% |
| Turkeys | 16,492 | 18,300 | 14,210 | 10,533 | 9,996 | 12,472 | 12,259 | 11,693 | 10,488 | 10,312 | 12,790 | 24.0% |
| Other poultry | 53,115 | 51,688 | 55,006 | 56,591 | 59,753 | 90,740 | 95,389 | 104,182 | 75,190 | 72,614 | 53,033 | -27.0% |
| Total poultry | 14,128,954 | 13,815,958 | 13,319,568 | 14,567,253 | 14,526,406 | 14,694,004 | 14,184,015 | 14,742,096 | 13,055,168 | 14,114,748 | 14,296,851 | 1.3% |
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