Egg Bound Chicken (How to Help Your Ailing Hen!)
One of the conditions that could befall any egg-laying chicken is becoming egg-bound. Since it’s …
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All About Eggs
Egg Skelter for Egg Organization (A Real Thing!)
If your hens are popping out eggs faster than you can cook them, you likely …
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How to Raise Chickens for Eggs?
Chickens are the easiest farm animal for a hobbyist to raise, and they can pay …
Guide to Raising Chickens During Winter
Chickens are one of the most resilient animals on the planet, but they do have …
Why Do Chickens Lay Unfertilized Eggs?
One of the most common questions that gets asked about chickens is, why do they …
Incubation Calculation: How Long Do Chickens Sit on Eggs?
It takes 21 days for chicken eggs to hatch, and a brooding hen will sit …
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What Are Baby Chickens Called?
Baby chickens are most commonly referred to as “chicks.” This is a gender-neutral term that …
How Long Do Chickens Take to Hatch?
A chicken egg takes an average of 21 days to hatch after incubation has begun. …
Chicken Genetics: Fun Facts About Chromosomes and DNA
Chickens have 39 pairs of chromosomes, or 78 chromosomes in total. These chromosomes house the …
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What Time of Day Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
An adult hen will usually five to seven eggs a week. Chickens predominately lay eggs …
How Many Chickens Can Share a Nesting Box?
Experts recommend that you have one nesting box per five chickens. Best practices for animal …
How Do Chickens Reproduce?
This question can seem quite complicated to the novice in chicken biology but is, in …
What Color Eggs Do Chickens Lay?
Many factors contribute to the color of a chicken’s egg — the subspecies being the …
Chicken Egg Laying: The Complete Guide
Everyone buys eggs. We use them in cooking, and some people use them for shampoo …