One of the first questions most people ask when they’re considering getting backyard chickens; “can chickens fly over fences?” You don’t want to lose your chickens, neither do you want to have to go off finding them, and you certainly don’t want them annoying your neighbors. So, it’s important you know what you’re letting yourself …
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Chickens have wings because they are birds, although due to thousands of years of selective breeding to make them fatter so they produce more meat, they are far too heavy to fly. That said, even the wild Junglefowl, which is the closest living wild relative to the domestic chicken is not great at flying. They’re …
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If you have chickens with earlobes that are turning white it can be quite a shock at first. More often than not, however, it’s just pigmentation that happens due to age, the breed, or for some reasons unknown. It’s always a possibility there is some kind of underlying health issue, so you do need to …
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After sitting on her eggs for around 21 days until they hatch, a chicken will typically stay with her chicks for 6 to 8 weeks. When her chicks are old enough to fend for themselves, the mother hen will go back to her flock and return to ‘normal life. The extract time span will vary …
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Brahma chickens are slower to mature and lay eggs later than most backyard breeds. Generally speaking, Brahma chickens start laying their first egg at around 7 months of age. They’ll start by laying smaller ‘pullet’ eggs. Don’t panic though, it’s not long before these huge chickens start laying large brown eggs a few times a …
Dominique chickens typically start laying eggs around 22-24 weeks of age (about 6 months). This is pretty much the ‘average’ age for a pullet to start laying. They’ll start out laying smaller eggs, but will be laying medium-large eggs before long. How Many Eggs Do Dominique Chickens Lay? One of the largest online hatcheries, Cackle …
Most hens will lay their first egg around 18 weeks of age. It’s best practice to start your chickens on a layer feed when they’re either 18 weeks old or when they lay their first egg – whichever comes first. Good nutrition is important to the health and wellbeing of chickens, and Layer feed is …
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You can eat egg laying chickens, yes. Chicken meat has a different taste and texture as the bird ages, so it’s more to do with how old the chicken is than whether or not they’re laying. If a chicken is laying, however, they’re typically going to be at least 20 weeks old. Broiler chickens, which …
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Chickens do not have thumbs, no. At least, certainly not in the sense that we do. Obviously, chickens do not have hands or digits they can use to hold things. They have wings, although interestingly they do have three ‘prongs’ that somewhat resemble digits. They also have opposable digits on their feet, as do most …
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Most chickens will stop laying eggs while molting. Molting typically occurs each year when sunlight hours are decreasing in the lead-up to winter. Chickens will spend anywhere between 8-16 weeks regrowing their feathers, and may not lay until after winter. Why Do Chickens Molt? Molting (also spelled moulting in other parts of the world) is …
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