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If you mean "How long does it take an egg to form and be laid"
It takes 24 hours.
The yolk, which is called an oocyte is produced by the hens ovary in a process we call ovulation. As the yolk is released into the oviduct it is fertilized by sperm deposited by the rooster up to 10 days prior to the ovulation.
Fertilized or not, that yolk continues down the oviduct and is covered by the vitelline membrane, structural fibers and albumen in the magnus area of the oviduct.
As this forming egg continues it's travel down the oviduct it rotates continually within the spiraling tube (oviduct) and this movement twists the structural fibers forming rope like strands called chalazae. two of these chalazae anchor the yolk in the very center of the albumen.
As this egg gets closer to the end of the oviduct, the egg shell begins forming. Calcite is deposited around the albumen and yolk and in some breeds, bile ducts deposit color, which is why the egg can be white, brown or even green or blue.
Once this is all done, the egg is laid by the hen through the Vent.
All this takes about 24 hours.
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∙ 14y agoHens will start to lay eggs at about 5 to 6 months old. Each hen and each breed of hen is different. Once they start to lay they will produce an egg about every 24 to 36 hours for up to two years. Certain breeds are better producers than others.
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∙ 13y agoit should take up to about 2 hours all so.. just to make sure keep checking.hope i helped. =)
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∙ 13y agoi have observed that it takes 5 to 6 months to start getting eggs. some birds produce sooner than others.
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∙ 8y agoabout 10 mins
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∙ 13y agoAround 21 days - give or take a few.
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How long does it take for a chicken to lay a egg?
The actual formation of the egg inside the chicken takes about 24 hours, but when they sit down to lay the egg it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to a couple of hours.
How long do chickens take to produce another egg?
Ushally it will take a chicken about 1 or 2 days before another egg is layed but if you let kids and dogs and other animals chase the chickens it will be stressed out and it will take longer for the chicken to lay an egg which is about up to 3 or 4 day to lay another.
What kind of eggs do birds lay?
i don't think all of theme do but it takes a very long time to lay a egg a example like canary
Is it possible for a cock to lay the egg?
No. as per the nature's law a cock cant lay eggs.
What can you feed a chicken so it will lay an egg with a purple shell?
What you feed Chickens does not determine the color of the egg. The color of the egg is determined by the variety of the chicken. For instance, while a white leghorn chicken will lay white eggs, a Brahma chicken will lay brown eggs and an Americana chicken will lay eggs that range from blue to green! there has been a recent discovery of a chicken variety that lays purple eggs, but not much information is available about them yet.
How long does it take a chicken to lay a egg and it hatch without a incubator?
about 21 days
How fast does it take for a chicken to lay an egg?
it will take, depending on the time and the type of bird, around 20 minutes to lay an egg.
How long does it take for a chicken to lay a egg?
The actual formation of the egg inside the chicken takes about 24 hours, but when they sit down to lay the egg it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to a couple of hours.
How long do chickens take to produce another egg?
Ushally it will take a chicken about 1 or 2 days before another egg is layed but if you let kids and dogs and other animals chase the chickens it will be stressed out and it will take longer for the chicken to lay an egg which is about up to 3 or 4 day to lay another.
How long from when the chicken lays an egg till it can lay another?
one day
How many chickens does it take to lay an egg?
One. Two if you want the egg to be fertilised and produce a chicken.
How long does it take for chicken to lay an egg?
it should take up to about 2 hours all so.. just to make sure keep checking.hope i helped. =)
If a chicken-and-a-half laid an egg-and-a-half in a day-and-a-half then how many days would it take one chicken to lay one egg?
it would take day-and-a-half
What comes first The chicken or the egg The chicken came from the egg so what comes first The chicken or the EGG?
the egg because dinos lay eggs
What kind of egg does a wicked chicken lay?
A bad egg
How long does it take for an ostrich egg take to lay?
4 years
If it take a chicken-and-a-half a day-and-a-half to lay an egg-and-a-half. How long would it take a rooster to sit on a brass door knob and hatch out a hardware store?
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