You people are nuts. Seriously, why so many? And, to think my friends and neighbors think I'm out of my mind because I currently have 5 mature hens (about 3 y.o.?) and just got 8 more babies. Gotta adjust for declining egg production rates going forward. Of course, it is just myself, so l'm going to have eggs coming out of my ears this fall but, hey, I never was any good at chicken math. The MS principal has 3 hens for a family of 4. We're wayyyy out in the country, so why be so skimpy?
I get about a dozen eggs a day yet eat maybe two dozen eggs a month at most lol