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This is all very interesting. I'll check out the chart. I do appreciate the insight.

And to wrap this back to the original post once more: Is there a particular breed, type, niche that may be more desirable for someone who's looking for a long lived pet that may have lower laying "density" but will also have longer laying longevity? Not suggesting "playing god", but: in the...

Fair enough. The question then becomes, if the hen has more ova than she will ever use, why does a chicken eventually slow/stop laying? And how does one extend the process?

Something that just occurred to me... It's been stated that healthier birds with better nutrition and living conditions lay sooner and more often right? Assuming a fixed number of ova, couldn't that imply that although healthier birds have a longer life, they'd have a shorter laying window, as...

That's at the crux of our discussion though isn't it? I totally agree that healthier birds live longer, but, will longer lived birds necessarily lay longer? Also, are there other factors than health (such as breed or seasonal laying cycles) that will cause birds to lay longer? Are there choices...

Couldn't artificial lighting in the winter or non optimal (high) protein diets be considered ways to "push" a hen to lay more eggs? Even breaking a broody hen would increase egg production, as the 20ish days she would otherwise be down would equate to an extra 15 eggs. Or, is this what you...

Ooc, back to the original post in relation to: Is that (assuming a fixed number of ova at birth) because the time spent down while broody and during the off season extend the use of the fixed amount of ova? Or, do the occasional breaks make a larger percentage of the ova viable for egg laying...

X2 This is interesting and I'll be following this thread to see what comes up!