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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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Does the hen duck sit on the eggs the whole time?
The hen duck will get off her nest for short periods of time to eat and drink but most time is spent on the nest.
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
Opposite gender of cock-sparrow?
hen sparrow
What should you do once layer chicken have stopped laying eggs?
well after about 2 years a hen will not normally produce as many eggs. They are called a "spent hen" in the industry due to this. But if you hen is going through molt she might also not be producing. If they are getting the right diet though they can produce for a long time. I had a 10 year old hen that laid eggs until she was 10 and pretty reguarly until 6. So hope that helps yah.
What hen gives us?
hen gives us egg
Alternate Name for an old chicken?
a spent(spent hen)
Does the hen duck sit on the eggs the whole time?
The hen duck will get off her nest for short periods of time to eat and drink but most time is spent on the nest.
Which came first hen or egg?
hen hen hen hen by god's son
How long does it take to get the egg out of the hen after it gets there?
Fertilized or unfertilized, eggs form in a chicken (hen) over a period of about 25 hours, most of the time being spent in the lower part of the ovary called the Shell Gland (comparable to a mammalian uterus).
What is the opposite gender to cock?
a cockerel is a male chicken at the age of 4months up until they reach 12months and then become a rooster. the opposite to a rooster is a hen. the opposite to cockerel is a female chicken from the age of 4months to 12months that is called a pullet.
What is feminine gender of cock?
Gender of cock
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
When was Hen Hen Ai created?
Hen Hen Ai was created on 2005-04-01.
Opposite gender of cock-sparrow?
hen sparrow
How do you get hen?
we get a hen in a egg
Why is your hen crowing?
"She is not a hen". "She" is a "he"
What is the feminine form of cock?
A young male bird under 6 months is a cock, a young female under 6 months is a pullet. After they are over 6 months they become known as a rooster and a hen.
