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Studies done for human eyesight often use chicken (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) as test subjects since the eye of a chicken is very similar to humans with regard to cones and rods. Cones, the receptors that enable color vision, are essential for human sight. Chicken eyes have a high percentage of cones, which makes them excellent models for studying human eye diseases.
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What do red hens eat?
all the hens eat the same thing, does not matter what color they are,
What color eggs do australorpe hens lay?
Brown.
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.
If you find a shiny dark brown egg and also a flat finish light brown egg in the nest are these from two different hens?
Yes, the eggs are from different hens. The hens egg color does not change that rapidly. As they age the color may wash out slightly however the color comes from a bile duct far up in the birds oviduct.
What is the color of a hens egg?
A hen's egg could either be white or light brown or yellow
What red chicken does brown eggs come from?
No. You cannot tell the color of eggs the chicken will lay by the color of their feathers. I have green egg laying chickens called Araucana's and they are not green chickens. Brown feathered hens lay both white and brown eggs as do white hens. Feather color is not an indicator of egg color, breed determines the color of the egg.
What color do hens come in?
Many colors for many different breeds of chickens. From white, black, browns and reds, grays and yellows.
What rooster would suit brown hens?
Just about any color that is dark would look suitable.
What if chickens were blue?
Some chickens are blue although a "blue chicken" is not a recognized breed.. Blue hens as a color description are available in a number of breeds of chicken. The color is actually a gray/black/light gray but the official color is called "blue". The feet and skin of some breeds are also blue. See the related links for more on this.
Do chicken legs determine egg colour?
No, Most chickens have the same color of legs, the egg color is determined by the variety of the chicken. For example, Bovine and cornish hens lay brown eggs, while Polish and leghorn hens lay white eggs. It should be noted that Cornish hens are not generally used for egg laying, but are a very common variety for butchering, as they gain weight and mature much faster than most varieties.
Why do hens squat in front of you?
This is mating submission behavior. The see you as "the rooster". Most often this happens to the person who feeds and takes care of the hens, especially when no rooster is present within the flock.
What is the singular and plural possessive form of hen?
The plural form for the noun chicken is chickens; the plural possessive form is chickens'.
