Most breeds of chicken will lay their first egg between 4 and 6 months old. The breed of hen determines the age it starts to lay. Begin feeding a good quality layer feed at the four month point to boost nutrition levels.
Leghorn chickens are generally ready for processing at around 16-20 weeks of age when they reach 2 lbs. At this stage, they are considered to be young chickens, also known as pullets, and they have not yet reached full maturity.
Chickens are chickens because god made them.
Chickens can safely eat fresh bay leaves. You can toss some into the chicken coop with them to see if the chickens want to eat them. It is not a good idea to put them with the chicken's food.
Old chickens are called hens or stewing hens. These are chickens that no longer produce eggs. Their muscles are tough and need to be stewed a long time to become a delicious treat. They make good chicken soup.
A brood of chickens, a peep of chickens, a flock of chickens.
by a couple of months old.
old world
Broiler chickens. But really, any kind of chicken, provided they're old and big enough.
16-20 weeks old
I would wait until the younger chickens are at least a few months old. The older chickens will peck the younger ones, but they will stop at some point.
yes, chickens can always go into the chicken coop even when it's winter and their seven weeks old.
72 Chickens and 12 donkeys
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Well chickens are descendants of dinosaurs which would make it millions of years old. Here is a fun yet informative link connecting the TRex to chickens! http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/apr/13/uknews.taxonomy
Starter Feed.
Leghorn chickens are generally ready for processing at around 16-20 weeks of age when they reach 2 lbs. At this stage, they are considered to be young chickens, also known as pullets, and they have not yet reached full maturity.
Yes Chickens are wonderfully romantic. They have lots of little chicks and marry and grow old. Unless the chicken factory gets them ;D Yes Chickens are wonderfully romantic. They have lots of little chicks and marry and grow old. Unless the chicken factory gets them ;D