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Hens will lay eggs around 5-6 months of age depending on the breed. If you want them fertilized you will need a rooster, although having a rooster is not essential for having eggs (they sure are entertaining though!).
Some breeds are slow to mature and will not start to lay before 7 to 9 months.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt really does depend on the breed of Chicken. The most common breed comercials can lay from between 5-7 months old and in some cases 4 months old, if there ready. Laying Breeds tend to lay ealier as they are LAYING breeds, breed for early laying age and better amount of overall egg production. The meat breeds how ever can take longer. You can tell if there going to lay soon if their wattles and combs are a bright red colour. Just a helpful hint.
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∙ 13y agoit depend on the type of chicken mine started within 5-6 months
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Hens start laying as the days begin to lengthen at the end of winter. The length of day as measured in the brain causes the hormones that result in the eggs being produced. Commercial farmers use this to ensure that barn raised chickens lay all year by controlling the artificial lighting in the barns.
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∙ 15y agoIf you are asking at what age do they lay eggs then you can expect the first eggs to be laid by a pullet at about 5 months old. Different breeds mature at different times so some may start earlier and others may go as much as 7 months before the first egg.
If you are asking what time of day, a hen usually produces an egg every 24 hours and can lay that egg anytime. Most will not lay at night as they roost then, but some do. A small flock usually gets into a rhythm and will "copy" the dominant hen, seeking a nesting box soon after she announces her egg has arrived ( The squawking you hear when an egg is laid)
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∙ 14y agoMost breeds of chicken will start to lay eggs between 16 and 20 weeks old. They will continue to lay up to 2 or 3 years with some breaks during moulting. It is however, dependant on the breed of hen you have as some hens can be as old as 28 weeks old before laying that first egg.
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∙ 16y agoMost production breed hens will begin laying eggs at about 18 weeks of age.
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∙ 13y agoaround 6 months, but this varies by breed and condition of the bird.
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∙ 13y agoHens are generally ready to start laying at around 6 months of age.
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∙ 11y agoWhen you start pumping semen into them
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What type of breded hens lay eggs?
All hens lay eggs.
Do boy hens lay eggs am trying to say do boy hens lay eggs all year?
Hens are mom chickens and roosters are dad chickens. Only mom chickens, hens, lay eggs. They lay eggs all year.
Do boy hens lay eggs do boy hens lay eggs?
There is no such thing as a "boy hen". Hens are female chickens.
Does a hen lay eggs?
Hens lay eggs, the ones you eat.
Do hens over one year old lay eggs?
Yes, hens can lay eggs for 2-3 years.
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.
How do hens lay eggs biologically?
no hens doo lay eggs like shazaa we all noe that thre is no such things as aliens
Can hens lay green eggs?
Yes some hens do lay green eggs.The araucana chicken lays green eggs.
Why do older birds lay peewee eggs?
Older birds do not lay peewee eggs. Young hens and smaller breeds of hens lay the peewee eggs and the older the hen, the larger the eggs are. Hens tend to lay more eggs in the spring and summer.
Do all chickens lay eggs?
The females from all breeds of chickens lay eggs. Some hens stop laying when they are old, but there are no breeds or varieties of chickens in which the females do not lay eggs. Roosters, as the male of the species, never lay eggs.
Is it true that hens don't lay eggs?
No that's not true. Are you ok? Who doesn't know that hens lay eggs? And where did you hear that? Oh gosh
Do sangria hens lay eggs?
all hens lay eggsregardlessof anything also what is a "sangria" hen?
