can 1 chicken lay eggs?
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Healthy female chickens, known as hens, are able to lay eggs, whether or not a rooster is present. Eggs will be unfertilized if the hen has no access to a rooster, which means the egg will never develop into a chick.
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Chicken eggs are not soft when they're laid. The shells are already hard when they come out. Shell material is secreted inside the oviduct as the egg passes along on it way to being laid.
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For a chicken to develop from an egg, it must be fertilized. ... Given the right nutrients, hens will lay eggs with or without having been in the presence of a rooster. For an egg to become fertilized, a hen and rooster must mate prior to the formation and laying of the egg.
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As long as the eggs are gathered every day (so that no embryo development can take place) there is no real difference in eating a fertilized or unfertilized egg. ... Chickens lay eggs whether they are fertilized or not, and the chicken has no control over whether she lays an egg.
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Hens don't need a rooster in order to lay eggs. Without a rooster, the eggs are infertile, so won't develop into young chicks. If you do have a rooster but collect the eggs daily and keep them in a cool place before using them, they won't develop into chicks.
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Flock Management : Egg Production D. Consistent egg production is a sign of happy, healthy hens. Most hens will lay their first egg around 18 weeks of age and then lay an egg almost daily thereafter.
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Egg-laying chickens aren't cheap. Baby chicks can cost between $3 and $5, and egg laying hens can cost between $20 and $50. If you want a fancier breed of chicken, you can expect to pay a premium for both chicks and hens. Since chickens are social, you'll need at least two chickens.
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Ostrich eggs are the biggest eggs of all, and they weigh from 3.5 to 5 pounds. When compared to chicken eggs, one ostrich egg is equal to 24 chicken eggs. Throughout the year, one ostrich usually produces 40 to 60 eggs. They behave just like chickens, mother ostrich lays on them until they are hatched.
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That's because most of the eggs we buy in the grocery store aren't fertilized unless they say otherwise on the packaging—at least, in the United States. Female poultry, or hens, need a rooster to fertilize their eggs, but they lay regardless of whether the egg is fertilized or not.
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No, it isn't cruel. Look, you have two hens. They aren't going to lay fertilized eggs without a rooster. They'll lay those eggs and those eggs will rot where they sit, assuming the hens don't eat the eggs themselves.
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Typically, eggs (quail, chicken, whatever) are unfertilized; hens will lay eggs most days without the need for a rooster. Even cage-free eggs are usually unfertilized, because there's really no reason for an egg-laying facility to have a rooster around. ... But fertile eggs can, if treated properly, hatch.
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Most hens will lay their first egg around 18 weeks of age and then lay an egg almost daily thereafter. In their first year, you can expect up to 250 eggs from high-producing, well-fed backyard chickens.
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A single chicken will not thrive in a solitary existence. Like other social birds, chickens like to eat and forage, roost and dust-bathe together. Unlike most other birds, they will lay eggs in common nests and often raise chicks communally. If you can't keep more than one chicken, you should consider another pet.
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Hens don't need a rooster in order to lay eggs. Without a rooster, the eggs are infertile, so won't develop into young chicks. ... If you are interested in having a rooster with your hens, there are several things you need to consider first.
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Actually, how many eggs a chicken lays a year depends on a lot of things, but especially on the breed of your chicken and her age. For instance, young Leghorns may lay 300 eggs per year. Young Cochins may lay only 100 or so. Sumatras may lay 50 or fewer.
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The hen is “induced” to lay eggs by natural hormones. We have simply bred them to lay eggs regardless of whether it is breeding season or not. Yes, they are not fertilized if bought from most grocery stores. Those hens are never exposed to a rooster.
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A hen can lay only one egg in a day and will have some days when it does not lay an egg at all. The reasons for this laying schedule relate to the hen reproductive system. A hen's body begins forming an egg shortly after the previous egg is laid, and it takes 26 hours for an egg to form fully.