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Why do chickens only lay eggs 12 at a time?

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That's a very interesting question, and I'm almost sure you didn't mean 12 eggs at one sitting, but instead, a clutch of 12 eggs. read more

Hens have nothing to do with the packaging of eggs by humans. Hens lay eggs every other day or every three days, or every day if they are forced to by never having the lights off. They will do this for months at a time then take a break to drop all their feathers and grow new ones. A hen is not capable of laying 12 eggs all at once. read more

The wild ancestors of our chickens did not lay eggs all the time, only in the suitable season, where the hen would build a rough nest and solicit copulation for a male (rooster), Lay her 12 or so eggs and incubate. read more

Heritage hens are slower to start laying eggs and will not pop out eggs as profusely as production hens. They tend to lay around the same amount of eggs overall, but over a more extended period of time: 3-5 years. The amount of time it takes for an egg to travel down the reproductive tract and be laid is a fairly consistent 25-27 hour period. read more

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