How Many Eggs Do Chickens Lay a Day?

Good info!

But this is a bit strange:

The eggs you get from two chickens will range from 10 to 14 per week. Is it possible for a chicken to lay 10 eggs a day?

Maybe industrial laying hybrids do so. There are Rhode Island Reds who are heritage breed and Reds that are production breed.

Most heritage breeds lay 60 - 180 eggs a year. And don’t lay during winter with little daylight.

On average, how many eggs do your chickens lay a day?

My 6 bantams (most older than 5) laid about 16 small eggs last week. In winter I had no eggs at all for about 2 months. The younger ones (2-4yo) lay about 1egg every other day and started to lay in January. The oldies started laying very recently.

Helpful article!

A supporting bibliography would be a nice addition.

Great article for basic information about egg production
Concise, well-organized overview

Helpful & concise

Good info!

Great article about the basics of egg laying numbers! Although I feel some more details could be added. For example, the wording in the section about ‘Are Chickens Capable of Laying Eggs Without Roosters’ states that it’s possible, which for those who may not know that you don’t need a rooster might indicate that there’s a small chance rather than they will lay eggs. They just won’t be fertile.

Also, I do want to say that there is such a thing as too many eggs… I’m going through that dilemma right now, but that’s just a personal opinion.

Otherwise, I think it was a good article!