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    Surprised by Production

    Raising chickens has been great for me in the aftermath of my stroke 15 months ago. I’m learning a lot and remembering my childhood with chickens. It’s been fun to have them flock around me when I sit outside. They jump on my lap, my shoulder, the chair and congregate around my feet. The eggs...
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    Surprised by Production

    I have 6 high production sex link hens that are supposed to produce around 280-300 eggs a year. I was told the cinnamon queens can get up to 330. What surprises me is the production of the NH Reds and Buff Orpingtons. Most of the time they just roam our yard eating bugs.
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    Surprised by Production

    So average production varies by age? Makes sense. I just didn’t expect something like 2 eggs a day.
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    Surprised by Production

    I have 13 hens with 1 rooster. They are between 26-31 weeks old. Based on the average laying capacity from each breed I calculated just under 65 eggs a week. The last couple of weeks it’s been closer to 80 eggs a week. We are also averaging about 4-5 “twin eggs” as my granddaughter says (dual...
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    My Wife calls me the chicken farme

    Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’m raising chickens for the first time since I was a kid. When I was a kid 45-50 years ago it was meat birds. Now I’m raising layers. Got them at the local feed store in April/May. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I’ve got...
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