Hens do their best egg laying in their first 2 years, they can however continue laying eggs, just not that many and not that good of quality for at least 12 years Hens do their best egg laying in their first two years, not true they will take about a year to start laying but then their good laying starts.
No matter what the breed, a chicken can only lay one egg about every 24 hours. The real difference is how many eggs a year. Some industrial chickens can lay over 250 eggs a year on average.
They lay eggs daily, but if you want chicks you have to have a male to fertilize the eggs.
Hens are chickens.Hens are female chickens and lay eggs.Roosters are male chickens and do not lay eggs.So your answer is YES, you need a hen to lay eggs.
No, only female chickens can lay eggs. Cock is another term for a male chicken.
Yes, silkie bantams do lay edible eggs that are similar in taste and nutritional value to standard chicken eggs. However, silkie bantam eggs are typically smaller than average chicken eggs.
Chocolate chickens don't lay eggs.
Ten to twelve eggs.
Chickens in Battery farms are bred to lay many eggs during their lifetime. 250 to 300 per year and they are kept for two years. Expect about 600 eggs from a battery or factory farm chicken.
that would be zero they lay eggs
Well that all depends on how many eggs that chicken can lay in a day. There isn't enough information.
your average chicken/hen lays about 260 eggs a year.
The average chicken lays 300 eggs per year
one per day
Any breed of chicken can lay eggs for breeding if they are fertilised.
No rooster can lay eggs.
The Legbar chicken will lay around 180 or more eggs each year. These chickens lay blue eggs which are unique.
No matter what the breed, a chicken can only lay one egg about every 24 hours. The real difference is how many eggs a year. Some industrial chickens can lay over 250 eggs a year on average.