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Usually in the early morning, but they have been known to lay at other times of the day or night.
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Does the time of day affect when chickens lay there eggs?
No. Hens will lay eggs almost anytime. Early morning is when my hens lay most of their eggs. I have had eggs laid well after dark or overnight. egg laying takes place when the hen feels comfortable enough to settle in the nest. Some hens will fall into a routine and lay at the same time daily.
What type of breded hens lay eggs?
All hens lay eggs.
Do boy hens lay eggs am trying to say do boy hens lay eggs all year?
Hens are mom chickens and roosters are dad chickens. Only mom chickens, hens, lay eggs. They lay eggs all year.
Do boy hens lay eggs do boy hens lay eggs?
There is no such thing as a "boy hen". Hens are female chickens.
How many eggs do four hens lay a day?
Four hens have the potential to lay four eggs but this is not always the case. Old hens will eventually stop laying eggs, sick hens may not lay any eggs and hens even in prime condition may be molting or may just be a slow laying breed. There are many reasons why four hens may not even lay one egg in a single day.
How many eggs do hens lay?
How many eggs do hens lay in 1 day? One per day Some hens lay only one egg every other day. As few as 80 pear year, as much as 300+ per year. Twice in the last year I had 16 hens lay 17 eggs in one day. I could never tell who laid the extra egg, but if she laid the first egg at the break of dawn, and then laid the other before going to roost at night, when I gathered the eggs after "tucking them in" there were 17.
Does a hen lay eggs?
Hens lay eggs, the ones you eat.
If two hens lay two eggs in two days how many eggs will ten hens lay in ten days?
Chickens lay one egg every 28 hours (on average), so to get an average of two eggs per day you would need two hens. However, if you want to be assured of at least two eggs a day, you should probably have three hens. Also, when hens go through a molt and swap out their feathers, they stop laying eggs until their feathers have grown back in.
How many eggs can 3 chickens lay?
Most hens lay every day or every other day.
How many eggs will sixty hens lay in four weeks?
You want your hens are to the age of laying eggs (which is about 6 months), and your hens are under the age of three years (because when they reach this age, they are past their prime, and lay less eggs). Expect from your hens that every day 80% of the number of hens will be your number of eggs. So with this math, if you have 60 hens that are all in their prime, you can expect to get about 1344 eggs in four weeks.
Do hens over one year old lay eggs?
Yes, hens can lay eggs for 2-3 years.
Why do white hens lay white eggs and brown hens lay brown eggs and black hens don't lay black eggs?
Feather coloring does not influence the color of the egg laid. The breed of the hen dictates what color her eggs will be.
