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Why do farmers breed hens?
more hens = more eggs + more chickens (possibly more hens) = £££££
Do hens have to breed to lay eggs?
surprisingly not
Which breed of hens lay blue eggs?
araucana
How many roosters would it take to breed 3o hens?
The amount of roosters needed for breeding hens is about one rooster per ten hens
What would you do if your neighbor had a cockerel?
Get some young hens then borrow the cockerel, when it's mature enough, to breed to my hens.
How did Cornish hens get their name?
Cornish hens are named after the region of Cornwall in England, where they were originally bred. Despite their name, they are not a separate breed of chicken but rather a small variety of Cornish chicken that is harvested at a younger age.
What breed hen will sit on there eggs?
Every single breed of hen (even mix) will sit on their eggs when they feel like they want chickens. One of the hens that brood alot are brahma hens.
Do you have to breed a chicken for it to lay eggs?
No, hens will lay wether they be with a rooster or not
How many eggs will sixty hens lay in four weeks?
You want your hens are to the age of laying eggs (which is about 6 months), and your hens are under the age of three years (because when they reach this age, they are past their prime, and lay less eggs). Expect from your hens that every day 80% of the number of hens will be your number of eggs. So with this math, if you have 60 hens that are all in their prime, you can expect to get about 1344 eggs in four weeks.
Why do chickens lay continually?
Yes, on average and depending on the breed a hens egg production starts to slow down by age 2 and often is non existent by age 3. There are always some exceptions to this but generally you can expect your hens to be retired at about 3 years old.
Can chickens breed with guineas?
Yes, chickens and guineas can breed with each other, but the offspring, known as guin-hens or chix, are usually infertile.
Do hens have tails?
Yes, but hen tails are different to rooster tails. The shape and size of a chicken's tail depends on it's age, breed and gender. As a general rule of thumb roosters tail feathers tend to be longer and arch downwards, a hens tail feathers are straighter and tend to sweep upwards.
