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Any info about hens with ruffled feathers?
To keep hens and get eggs you will need housing with room for them to roost and lay. They can be kept in a coop and moved around for fresh ground or kept in one area. To get a regular supply of eggs feed them grain in a container so they do not waste it. They will also eat a wide range of kitchen scraps including egg shells.
How many hens do you need for two roosters?
usually the ratio of hens to rooster is about 15 hens for every rooster. If you keep them separated an extra rooster is not a problem but in a flock of 24 hens,you will have some squabbling between the dominant rooster and the #2 .
Are battery-farmed hens healthier than free range hens?
The average life-span of a Battery hen is one year if they are lucky. Many are starved by farmers to gte them to lay more eggs, others die when they have there beaks removed as chicks. Visit RSPCA for more info.
Do hens lay eggs in the fall?
Yes. Hens will lay all year. Production may drop as the hours of natural light reduce however if you keep the lights in the chicken coop on for the required 14hrs per day your hens will continue to lay eggs with the same regularity as during the summer. My free range hens go out even in the snow, when the natural light only lasts for 9 hours I set a timer to keep the coop well lit for the extra 5hrs needed. Yes. Hens will lay all year. Production may drop as the hours of natural light reduce however if you keep the lights in the chicken coop on for the required 14hrs per day your hens will continue to lay eggs with the same regularity as during the summer. My free range hens go out even in the snow, when the natural light only lasts for 9 hours I set a timer to keep the coop well lit for the extra 5hrs needed.
What are the advantages and disadvantages about barn hens egg production?
· The chickens have protection from the elements and predators. · The hens can still move around easily. · The hens have more social connection with other hens. · Allows hens to have a greater behavioural repertoire.
How farmers might reduce the amount of energy which hens lose each day by thermal transfer?
to keep the hens warm
Why do farmers breed hens?
more hens = more eggs + more chickens (possibly more hens) = £££££
Should farmers be banned from feeding hens with fish meal?
No because then how will hens give us eggs
Will hens keep a rooster quiet?
Nope.
What do farmers grow to sell?
mostly anything for example eggs form hens and milk from cows
Is chicken eggs organic?
Most eggs you buy from farmers are. Unless the eggs are marked certified organic when you buy them from the grocery store they are not. The hens may have been given medications to keep them disease free.
Where can you buy a chick?
Local 4H clubs are a good way to get information on farmers willing to sell chicks and hens. If you know where the local feed store is, look around their front door, often there is a cork board for notices and many farmers place notes there about chicks and hens for sale as well as horses and farm machinery. Keep in mind that a cute chick grows into a hen very fast (about 5 months) so you must have a place to keep her other than a cage in your room.
Are the eggs in the stores fertilized or unfertilized?
Unfertilised, all large companies keep their laying hens separate from their breeding hens and cockerels.
Why does a farmer keep hens?
Most likely, a farmer will keep hens so he has fresh eggs to eat for breakfast and fried chicken for Sunday dinner. He may also keep lots and lots of hens because he is wants to make a living selling eggs to grocery stores. Then you can buy them and have eggs for breakfast too.
How many hens can you keep in one cage?
in 1950 you could keep 6o in one cage
What number of hens should a rooster be with?
A good ratio is 1 rooster for every 15 hens. Many farms keep more hens than that and only one rooster, but that keeps him very busy.
Are the eggs that we get in the store fertilised or unfertilised?
They are unfertilised
