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Because they're domesticted animals that humans have been breeding for their egg laying capacity for years and years. By always choosing the ones that laid eggs most frequently we now have chickens that lay about one egg each day.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they're domesticted animals that humans have been breeding for their egg laying capacity for years and years. By always choosing the ones that laid eggs most frequently we now have chickens...
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Do all chickens need to mate to produce eggs?
No, they do not have to breed to lay eggs. If you don't get it, think of it this way: an egg is laid by a hen roughly every 25 hrs (it is a bit like a period, i suppose). The only difference breeding (mating) would make is whether the egg is fertilised (IE. If it would become a chick)
How often do chickens lay eggs?
they have the ability to lay an egg every 23.5 hours. does not mean they will but they can
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.
What is the correct pronoun for - the chickens lay lots of eggs?
What is the pronoun for the chickens lay lots of eggs
How many eggs can a industrial chicken lay a day?
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.
How many eggs can 3 chickens lay?
Most hens lay every day or every other day.
Why don't chickens go extinted?
Because they lay eggs every day
If 2 chickens can lay a total of 2 eggs in 2 days.how many eggs can 4 chickens lay in 4 days?
2 chickens laying 2 eggs in 2 days means that each chicken lays an egg every other day. 4 chickens laying an egg every other day would lay 8 eggs in 4 days.
How many eggs does a chicken lay per month?
o ton they lay about 260 eggs a day. Most chickens lay about one egg per day. After the chicken gets around one year old they start to produce less eggs. Chickens do not produce eggs every day. A good hen will produce 320 to 340 per yesr.
Do hens lay eggs constantly?
Chickens will lay eggs every day once old enough to do so. Eventually they get older and the egg flow drops off then stops.
What time of day do most chickens lay eggs?
Mornings!!
Do all chickens need to mate to produce eggs?
No, they do not have to breed to lay eggs. If you don't get it, think of it this way: an egg is laid by a hen roughly every 25 hrs (it is a bit like a period, i suppose). The only difference breeding (mating) would make is whether the egg is fertilised (IE. If it would become a chick)
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.
How often do chickens lay eggs?
they have the ability to lay an egg every 23.5 hours. does not mean they will but they can
Do chickens lay eggs often?
they have the ability to lay an egg every 23.5 hours. does not mean they will but they can
How much eggs can thirty chickens lay each day?
3
Does a chicken lay an egg that is not fertilized?
Chickens will lay one egg every 26 hours, roughly once per day. Most chickens never even see a rooster. All of the eggs you find in stores have not been fertilized and will never grow into a chicken. So yes, chickens can lay eggs that are not fertilized.
