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How many eggs a day do chickens lay?

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How many eggs a day do chickens lay?

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It takes 26 hours for an egg to form from start to finish inside a chicken, so they won't lay more than one a day.

Happily owned by 7 fluffy butt girls: 1 BO, 3 BA, and 3 Cochins.  Also have 11 hermit crabs, 2 giant african millipedes, a ball python, and a wonderful irish wheaten terrier!  2 awesome boys who love them all!

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Happily owned by 7 fluffy butt girls: 1 BO, 3 BA, and 3 Cochins.  Also have 11 hermit crabs, 2 giant african millipedes, a ball python, and a wonderful irish wheaten terrier!  2 awesome boys who love them all!

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Usually only one. Sometimes it will seem like they lay two but that is just how it is. You won't probably ever get 365 eggs a year from a laying hen. Everyone needs a break sometimes. smile

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I have a wonderful wife, 2 kids,18 different types of birds some mixed some purebred golden duck wing Phoenix.
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A "good layer" will hopefully lay 6 a week.  3 or 4 is much more common.  This chart shows how many the average chicken of each breed will lay a week:

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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Thanks!  That must mean that more than one of our chickens is now laying - I've only seen one- so exciting to be getting our first eggs!  Feels like easter!

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