0
SO if all chickens lay on there eggs then why is my hens not doing so I have a egg laying breed I think its called leghorns But ever sense i got them they have craked the eggs and ate it all but one?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Eaither the person who sold them he was telling a lie or you should give them layers pellets .
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many eggs do battery hens lay per day?
The commercial breed of white egg laying chickens are called White Leghorns. These chickens can lay almost an egg a day for an entire year (I believe the record is 364 eggs in a year). Occasionally a hen will lay 2 eggs in a day, but will compensate by not laying an egg the next day.
What are egg laying chickens called?
Layers or Hens.
What is it called when chickens give birth?
This is called "laying an egg". Chickens, like all birds, are oviparous - they lay eggs that later hatch.
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.
Resting a hen for a second laying production is called a what?
Resting a hen for a second laying production is called a molt. Chickens do not produce eggs when they are growing their new feathers.
What is a female chicken that has given birth called?
Chickens do not give birth. Chicken reproduce by laying eggs, which are hatched in about 21 days after they are laid. A chicken is called a laying chicken when it is grown for the purpose of laying eggs, as opposed to a frying or eating chicken, which is raised for food.
Why are your chickens not laying?
is it winter?? that is probably why they are not laying. or they dont have enough nutrients.
Can Welsummer chickens lay white eggs?
Welsummer chickens lay dark brown eggs. If you have a bird that looks like a welsummer but lays white eggs its probably a brown leghorn.
What is it called when a chicken giving birth?
Chickens do not give birth to live chicks; they lay eggs that then, if fertilized, hatch 21 days after laying.
What is a chickens parturition?
The act of parturition for chickens is called laying eggs. Parturition is the act of giving birth in animals.
Do chickens ever stop laying?
yes
Are chickens the only birds that cackle after laying?
No
