Thousands at one time, somtimes more but they only lay their eggs once, it is so tiring to swim up stream that they die after they lay the thousands of eggs.
It's sad yes and srry but it gets worse only a few hundred of the eggs will hatch and less then that will live to do what their parent(s) did much less get to the ocean. = ( Srry if this makes you sad...
Salmon
They lay several thousand eggs.
Salmon typically lay between 2,500 to 7,000 eggs in a single spawning event. The number of eggs can vary depending on the species of salmon and the size of the female.
A Pink Salmon habitat are streams, marshes and rivers. The rivers and streams originate from the ocean. When they get older, they go deeper in the water. When they mate, they go on a long journey to go back to their home, and lay eggs there.
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yes they do.
November
Salmon lay there fish upstream so fresh water fish wont eat their eggs. Also because, salmon grow up in salt water environment.
Salmon Faverolles hens are good winter layers of medium-sized, light brown to pinkish eggs. Faverolles are considered to be very good layers, a well-cared for Faverolles hen will lay approximately four eggs per week.
To mate and lay their eggs.
Salmon definitely go from the sea and up river to spawn (lay eggs)
Salmon are fish and egg laying is the means by which fish reproduce themselves.