If you’ve been in backyard chicken keeping for more than a moment, you know that a rainbow carton of eggs is all the rage! I don’t know if our fascination stems from the excitement of finding out there are more than simply brown and white eggs, or if it is spurred on as a by-product […]
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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 important to know how to determine if your chicken is egg bound and how to help them. This guide will inform you of everything you need to know about an
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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 laid a few weeks ago. Most folks just place their newly collected eggs in the same container. Maybe you do too? You could mark them with a date … so
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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 requires a bit of research and a small learning curve, but once you get the hang of it you can have fresh eggs whenever you want them. In order to
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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 we must take to get the most from them. For instance, cold hens won’t lay eggs. Weaker members of the flock can even get sick and die from cold weather.
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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 birds tend to lay eggs only once or twice per year. For some reason, chickens break the mold and lay them every day. Let’s take a closer look and answer
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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 the hen will not lay any more eggs and may become aggressive or defensive of her eggs. When a hen becomes broody, she doesn’t want to do anything but sit
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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 be difficult to sex a chicken at birth, having a catch-all genderless term for the baby birds makes sense. Informally, chicks are sometimes also called “peeps.” This term is used
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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 can have chicks within three weeks. Of course, animals don’t operate on strict schedules, and some eggs may hatch a day or two early or late. On average, though, plan
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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 on these chromosomes determines everything from a chicken’s sex, size, coloration and more. Every living thing has chromosomes, and the number of chromosomes varies from one species to the next.
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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 day for fresh eggs from your hens. You do not need a rooster in order for your hens to lay eggs. A rooster is only needed if you want fertilized
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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 hens per nesting box. The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recommends no more than seven chickens share a nesting box. As you can see, there is a fair
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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 a series of steps that take place before and after the hen is ready for reproduction. It is vital to comprehend that only hens can lay eggs and roosters are
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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 are white, but both genetics and age alter the appearance of the egg. It takes a chicken about 26 hours to produce an egg; twenty of those just to form
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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 from them, love eggs. We all pay the price for the eggs, though, no matter how we use them. Have you ever wondered how your life could be changed by
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