A spent hen is a term used for a hen who is past her prime egg laying years. Most chickens start to lay eggs at about four to six months old. They peak at about eighteen to twenty months of age and although they will continue to lay eggs up to about three years old they may not lay daily. Spent hens are often fattened up with a diet of corn for a few weeks and then used for meat
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no that wont work. the roosters will end up fighting. you need one rooster and how ever many hens you want. and yes you can eat the eggs. To add: the optimum number of hens per rooster of medium-sized birds is 12. Maximum, 20.
Hens provide us with eggs, which are a valuable source of protein and nutrients. They also help control insect populations by eating bugs in their surroundings, serving as natural pest controllers. Additionally, hens can serve as pets or provide companionship for some people.
I want to raise chicken but I don't know which type would be the best for me since my property is quite small. I was told that genie hens are pretty good around other pets like dogs and cats and that they eat fleas and small bugs. What do genie hens look like and what color eggs do they lay?
Hens eat just about everything. They love greens and seeds, bugs and flies. The eat fruit and vegetables. It is best to feed them a nutritious mix of grain and protein matter called laying mash or laying pellets and that is available from feed stores but they will survive on forage and table scraps.
Hens like to eat grains.
the hens are the best to eat ..
I do not eat hens or roosters.
no but some big hens
all the hens eat the same thing, does not matter what color they are,
The hens will rejoice!! Hens like fruit of any kind. They will eat the skins of most fruit also but seldom citrus. The flesh of the fruit is fair game for them however and they get good nutrients from citrus. My hens eat oranges, grapefruit and even lemons.
With their beak
Hens can eat most cooked vegetables. Stay away from onions these tend to disagree with the bird.
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yes they do!
An egg is an egg. Some will taste stronger than others but all will be good.
Swamp food.