Eggs come from chickens and chickens come from eggs: that’s the basis of this ancient riddle. But eggs – which are just female sex cells – evolved more than a billion years ago, whereas chickens have been around for just 10,000 years. So the riddle is easily solved…or is it?
On average, chickens can lay about one egg per day, although this can vary depending on breed, age, and environmental factors. Younger chickens tend to lay more frequently than older ones.
Chickens, whether the chicken is brown, white, blue, red or, or... all start laying eggs when they are mature enough to do so. The average age for chickens to start laying eggs is 5-6 months of age. You will notice the wattle and comb begin to appear more red than pink as they become more developed and distinct. This is an indicator that the young hen is about ready to start laying. And brown chickens don't necessarily lay brown eggs. It's a common misconception. Brown Leghorns, for example, lay white eggs just as their white colored counterparts do. The color of egg the chicken will lay coincides with the color of the earlobe. A white earlobe = white eggs. Colored earlobe = brown or tinted eggs. Hope this helped!
It is not recommended to eat eggs from chickens treated with aureomycin. The residue of this antibiotic in the eggs may pose a risk of antibiotic resistance when consumed by humans. It is best to follow withdrawal periods as recommended by the manufacturer before consuming eggs from treated chickens.
Silkies start laying (usually) between 7-9 months, which is later than most chickens, I have an 8 month old that hasn't started laying yet, but a plus to that is, the later in life your silkies lay, the more eggs you will get, and the more consistent with laying she will be.
No more so than any other chickens egg. All eggs are nutritious.
they say ...i just heard that when you play music to chickens that lay eggs the chickens lay more eggs than usual but for broilers i dont think it will be of any benefit
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Eggs come from chickens and chickens come from eggs: that’s the basis of this ancient riddle. But eggs – which are just female sex cells – evolved more than a billion years ago, whereas chickens have been around for just 10,000 years. So the riddle is easily solved…or is it?
Go to your neighbours's farm and feed their chickens in the chicken coop.
I raise chickens, and there are more than 50 in my barn.
Battery chickens, the chickens used in egg production, are kept in battery cages. These are tiny cages with very little room for the chicken. They are kept in conditions that would shock most people who eat their eggs. Bright, artificial lights are used to simulate daylight, to make them lay more than they would in natural conditions. They can barely move in their cages, are kept separate from other chickens, and do not have freedom or any kind of natural conditions to live in. Free-range eggs are eggs from free-range chickens, chickens kept in natural conditions- normal lighting, better food, and room to move around. While battery chickens produce more eggs per chicken with less room, the chickens themselves need better care than that, or so many people think.
Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 50 billion chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs.
On average, chickens can lay about one egg per day, although this can vary depending on breed, age, and environmental factors. Younger chickens tend to lay more frequently than older ones.
Yea it just takes them a longer time than chickens to lay eggs
Unlike battery farms, free range farmers have little control over the food their animals come across which can lead to unreliable productivity.
If your eggs are a little soft served for your liking, it's an indication that your chickens probably need some more calcium in their diet. Normal layer feed that you're giving your hens does have more calcium in it than other types of feed, as laying hens do need more than other types of chicken.