Can chicken lay eggs?

Chickens can lay up to six eggs a week and around 250 eggs a year in their prime. They take 24-26 hours to produce an egg. The amount of eggs a chicken produces depends on its age, breed, time of year, the environment the chicken has access to, and its diet. Can chicken jockeys chickens …

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Can a chicken become a rooster?

The hen does not completely change into a rooster, however. This transition is limited to making the bird phenotypically male, meaning that although the hen will develop physical characteristics that will make her look male, she will remain genetically female. Thanks to their unique reproductive process, chickens can lay eggs without a rooster. Their eggs …

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How chicken farms work?

Chickens are either farmed as ‘broilers’ (for meat) or laying hens (for eggs). Both are most commonly reared in intensive farms in the US and much of the rest of the world. Smaller scale, chicken farming does still exist, although these farms are rapidly disappearing. If you’re familiar with poultry farming, however, you know that …

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