One of the conditions that could befall any egg-laying chicken is becoming egg-bound. Since it’s possible that your chicken could die from this condition, it’s …
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If your hens are popping out eggs faster than you can cook them, you likely can’t tell which eggs were laid yesterday and which were …
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Chickens are the easiest farm animal for a hobbyist to raise, and they can pay for their upkeep in eggs. Learning to raise your chickens …
Chickens are one of the most resilient animals on the planet, but they do have limits. Raising chickens during winter requires some additional steps that …
One of the most common questions that gets asked about chickens is, why do they lay eggs even if there is no rooster present? Most …
It takes 21 days for chicken eggs to hatch, and a brooding hen will sit on the eggs for that entire period. During that time …
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Baby chickens are most commonly referred to as “chicks.” This is a gender-neutral term that applies to both male and female chickens. Because it can …
A chicken egg takes an average of 21 days to hatch after incubation has begun. This means that if you start with fertilized eggs, you …
Chickens have 39 pairs of chromosomes, or 78 chromosomes in total. These chromosomes house the genetic makeup of a chicken, and the composition of genes …
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An adult hen will usually five to seven eggs a week. Chickens predominately lay eggs in the morning. You can check your nesting boxes each …
Experts recommend that you have one nesting box per five chickens. Best practices for animal welfare and husbandry recommend no more than three to four …
This question can seem quite complicated to the novice in chicken biology but is, in fact, simple when compared to others fowls (birds). There are …
Many factors contribute to the color of a chicken’s egg — the subspecies being the most impactful. At the beginning of egg production, all eggs …
Everyone buys eggs. We use them in cooking, and some people use them for shampoo and beauty treatments. Our dogs, who get a shiny coat …
