Chicken Myths/Rumors: True or False, Please Share!

[The-White-Elephant]

Well yeah, but they thought that 3-6 chicks could hatch. Also don't the double-yolkers usually have hatching and development issues?

I don’t know, that’s why I asked

I guess people who don’t know much about chickens think that.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Myth/Rumor: Chickens are only good for two years
Story: A laying hen only lays till they're two years old. After that, they're useful for only stew, and will never lay again.
True or False: False
Evidence: I used to believe that, until I discovered that hens lay good to 2 years, slow down maybe a little, but still lay good till they're 3 years old. After that, they slow down a lot, but will still continue for the rest of their life. Only as they get older, they might only lay an egg once a week, to once a month.

I second that. I had a 5 year old hen who still layed an egg nearly every day.

 

[ThinMintTheChicken]

I don’t know, that’s why I asked

I guess people who don’t know much about chickens think that.

Sorry if I sounded kind of rude, I wasn't trying too. Yeah, people think that I'm crazy for knowing so much about chickens, and I'm still learning!

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Sorry if I sounded kind of rude, I wasn't trying too. Yeah, people think that I'm crazy for knowing so much about chickens, and I'm still learning!

No, you didn’t sound rude at all! And to me, I think it’s great to know a lot about chickens!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

But if that was true wouldnt they remember the flock if they were separated for say a week but after putting it back they fight...so I really dont believe they remember faces

On average, 3 days of recognition of faces for a chicken. On my hen Bailey, she remembered a face after not seeing the bird over a month. Give it that Bailey was a weird but intelligent hen, she proved that fact wrong with her crazy brain.

 

[Happy hen lover]

Some chickens are really good at math.
True, I have a hen that balances my checkbook.
Full disclosure: It is easy for her since I rarely use checks now days....but still pretty impressive.

I've heard that they can cause you to empty your bank account! ha ha . chicken math

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I've heard that they can cause you to empty your bank account! ha ha . chicken math

It's explained.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-math-101-–-with-quiz.75403/

 

[rod5591]

Roosters only crow at daybreak.

I have 3 roos. Mine start at 3:30 a.m. and crow for about an hour. Then they stop...maybe they go back to sleep. Later in the day they crow at odd times--maybe to test each other, or me, or something else.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I have 3 roos. Mine start at 3:30 a.m. and crow for about an hour. Then they stop...maybe they go back to sleep. Later in the day they crow at odd times--maybe to test each other, or me, or something else.

I know how that feels. At least, when they do, I know the time

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I agree with above comments that Easter Eggers/other breeds do not lay pink or purple eggs, unless they are laying a brown egg with a heavy bloom. But on that note, technically all egg colors are genetically either blue or white only. (Same as all chicken feather colors are genetically only either black or red.) So if there are no pink or purple eggs, there are likewise technically no green or brown eggs either.

But, some brown eggs do appear pink and purple. And as long as the bloom is not scrubbed off, the bloom will reappear when the egg dries. (At least that has been my personal experience.)

In photo below, I spy purple and pink eggs!! Purple-tinted eggs were laid by Welbars, in case anyone wants to know.
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Beautiful!