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You should expect to get 80%. So if you had 100 hens, you should be receiving about 80 eggs. When chickens reach the age of 3 years, they will become too old to lay eggs this common. This is the age where hens are most commonly retired.
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∙ 14y agoChickens are not equipped to produce more than one egg every 24 hours. If a double yolk is produced by a hen those yolks are contained in one shell. The process of making the shell is a long one and it take about 24 hours from start to finish to make one egg.
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∙ 12y agoThe most obvious answer to that is that the hen is just following her instincts. Birds want to hatch eggs and have chicks, but they can't do that if their eggs are spread all over the place. Thus, the preference for laying in one spot, or a favorite. Often though, when you take all the hen's eggs away, she may deem the nest 'unsafe' and move to a new location. If this occurs, you want her to stay in the same nest, you can trick her by leaving several plastic Easter eggs in the nest, so that it appears no eggs were taken. They don't even have to be the same color, but I suggest putting a few rocks or something similar in to add a bit of weight. Be warned: not all hens are fooled by this, and some hens simply seem to not care, or switch nests for no particular reason.
This also occurs when you have a broody hen. Other hens will force their way into the nest to lay eggs on top of those that the broody is incubating. This usually results in breakage, rotten eggs, and undeveloped chicks that die because the hen started sitting on them later. So you should usually separate or block off a hen that's sitting on a clutch of eggs.
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∙ 7y agoAbout once a day.
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∙ 6y agoUsually once a day.
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Every other day
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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 often do chickens lay eggs?
they have the ability to lay an egg every 23.5 hours. does not mean they will but they can
Can rhode island chickens lay eggs without a rooster?
Yes All chickens will lay eggs without the need for a rooster. All a rooster does is fetilize the eggs, it does not induce the hen to lay an egg, she will do this anyway.
Do ducks lay eggs daily like chickens?
depends on the type of duck, Cambels and Runners are known to lay an egg a day
What kind of chickens lay double yoke eggs?
Any kind of chicken can lay a double yolk egg the same as any woman can have identical twins
How do chickens lay an egg?
you dont wanna know.....
What is can you do to help your chickens lay eggs?
Nouthing, it will just lay a egg when ever
What birds lay an egg a day?
chickens lay an egg approximately every 24 hoursAns2. Domestic chickens have been selectively bred to varieties that produce an egg each day. This is not their native behaviour.
How to get my chickens to lay eggs?
Put pepper in its food and it should help them lay egg
What type of chickens lay pink eggs?
Easter Egger chickens can lay a pinkish egg. They also can lay various shades of blue and also green.
If it takes a chicken a day and a half to lay an egg and a half how many days does it take for two chickens to lay two eggs?
1 day
Do chickens lay eggs often?
they have the ability to lay an egg every 23.5 hours. does not mean they will but they can
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.
Chicken laying mammal?
There is no mammal that lays chickens. Even chickens do not lay chickens: they lay eggs. there are two types of egg-laying mammals (not chicken-laying), and they are the platypus and the echidna.
Do chickens lay one egg at a time?
They usually lay only one a day, but sometimes there can be two.
How many chickens does it take to lay an egg?
One. Two if you want the egg to be fertilised and produce a chicken.
Do chickens lay egg in a box?
No, the Easter Bunny takes them from their nest to the boxes.
