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They can be either. "Straight run" just means the birds are not sexed prior to shipping. You take your chances as to whether the birds are hens or cockerels. Theyare slightly cheaper to buy this way and most small farms use the hens for layers and the young cockerels for meat once they are identified.
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Are the chickens you eat also egg layers?
Yes, they are. The ones that produce baby chickens have been fertilized, and the ones that we eat are not fertilized. Ask your grocer about the availability of duck eggs.
How often do chickens ovulate?
When healthy and with proper nutrition, every 24 hours for heavy layers.
How many chicken breeds are there in existence?
there are many different types of chicken which vary from show breeds to just layers
What are the nutrients chickens need?
not sure of the exact nutrients that a chicken needs to be healthy but complete feeds such as layers mash or pellet has what the chicken needs.
How many eggs a year do dominique breed chickens lay?
Dominique's are steady and good winter layers. They often produce eggs every day or every other day. They are considered moderate layers.
Is broiler chickens are the one chicken to become a layers chickens?
No. Layers are layers and broilers are meat birds
What are layers and boilers in poultry farms?
Layers- chickens raised to lay eggs Broilers- chickens raised for meat.
Are the chickens you eat also egg layers?
Yes, they are. The ones that produce baby chickens have been fertilized, and the ones that we eat are not fertilized. Ask your grocer about the availability of duck eggs.
What are egg laying chickens called?
Layers or Hens.
What are The types of chickens used to produce eggs are referred to as?
Layers
What are the breeds of layers?
White Leghorns are the most common breed of layer chickens.
Are Brahma chickens good layers?
They will lay a bit but eggs are quite small. I will go with production reds or americana chickens for some great egg laying hens.
Do slaughter houses get there chickens from the egg industry?
No. Hens that are "too old to lay anymore" would make very poor market quality chicken. Slaughterhouses that process chickens for the food industry get their chickens from farms where the chickens are raised specifically for the meat market. "Overage" layers that are sent to slaughter wind up in cat food, etc.
How do you mix feeds for chicken layers?
Do not mix the feed that you give to your chickens. It could be potentially harmful for them.
What chickens are the best layers?
The best layer is probably the australorp. Next are leghorns and rhode island reds.
How often do chickens ovulate?
When healthy and with proper nutrition, every 24 hours for heavy layers.
What chickens that are excellent layers would also have a docile personality?
Orpingtons are very friendly and make relatively good layers. if you want a good layer, I'd recommend leghorns, but if they are not handled enough as chicks (as with all chickens) they can become fearful or nervous. the most foolproof way to get a chickens to respond to you, is, in my experience, to raise it alone and without any other chicks around it, and INSIDE the house, where it will get the most attention. in doing this, YOU become the mother hen, and that stays throughout the chicken's life. although this probably works with all chickens, i tried this method on a leghorn who is now the sweetest thing, but doesn't like any other chickens but her "friend" Darkflight, one of my mixed breed roos. so if you want chickens that are social with people but not other chickens, try that. also I'm sure it would work with a SMALL flock of two or three raised that way.....
