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Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by 11langenkamp_w, Aug 24, 2008.

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  1. Aug 24, 2008 #1
    11langenkamp_w

    11langenkamp_w Chillin' With My Peeps

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    how many chickens would you get to get about 5 dozen eggs a day and what would you feed them??
     
  3. Aug 24, 2008 #2
    Poulets De Cajun

    Poulets De Cajun Overrun With Chickens

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    well... 5 dozen is 60 eggs, and a hen lays an egg a day, so I'm figuring you'd need at least 60 birds, if not a few more.
     
  5. Aug 24, 2008 #3
    shmooborp

    shmooborp artistic fowlism

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    i would say like 70 birds cuz some take days off.. cuz they dont always lay every day. so yeah.. ALOT of birds
     
  7. Aug 24, 2008 #4
    EliteTempleton

    EliteTempleton Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Depends on the breed of chicken.

    Layer Pellets after 18 weeks of age.
     

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