How many eggs will a hen lay in a day?

Answer 1

Some chickens will lay up to one egg a day, others will lay two eggs a week. It depends on the breed of chicken and how well they are taken care of. If you have seven chickens you will normally get about 5 eggs a day. One day you might get eight eggs but you should average 5 eggs a day with normal laying hens. During the winter they will molt and stop laying eggs unless you keep light on them.

Answer 2

The absolute maximum number of eggs a hen can lay in a 24 hour period is : ONE

Egg producers would pay millions for a breed that could produce more than one egg in 24 hours, their money is safe, there are no breeds capable of laying more than one egg per day.

Answer 3

One egg per day, maximum. No breed of chicken will lay more than one egg in a single 24 hour period. Some chickens will lay one or two per week. Other breeds will lay a single egg every day. Egg producers would love to develop a breed of chicken that would lay every twelve hours but so far that has not happened.

Even shaving a few hours off an ovulation cycle for egg layers would boost egg profits by millions, you can be sure the breeders are looking.

Answer 4

Most hens turn their eggs 3 to 5 times an hour.

Answer 5

Usually hens lay one egg every 25 hours, or just over a day.

Answer 6

A mother hen will turn her eggs on an average of three times a day. This helps to prevent the chick from sticking to the inside membrane of the egg.

Answer 7

Usual maximum is one per day ... but there are exceptions.

Answer 8

4 times a day

Answer 9

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