Day old chicks or pullets (chickens reaching point-of-lay) are sold by the breeders to farms to commence their lives as commercial layers. By the early 2000s, the industry was changing rapidly in Australia, and ‘free-range’ eggs now constitute over half the eggs on the shelves. However...
Chicken poop does not come in contact with eggs, unless a chicken decides to walk in it and then put her talons on her eggs. Here’s a link for the whole story or check out the video down below to see it in action. Do Chickens Have Vaginas? Chickens do not have vaginas, or what...
Starting at about 4 to 5 months of age, young roosters (cockerels) reach sexual maturity, producing sperm and acting like roosters. They can remain fertile
If you are in love with the idea of having your chickens work the garden, and you are beyond frustrated with trying to keep them sorted out, perimeter work may be for you. Building a chicken run along the outside walls of your garden is better than nothing. Chickens can make quite a ...
It’s generally thought that juvenile hens or pullets start laying at the age of six months. Larger chicken breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes will take more time while smaller breeds like Australorps can start laying sooner. However, if your chickens become mature in winter, it’s ...
Intake (iThr, mg [bird.sup.-1]), deposition (dThr, mg [bird.sup.-1]), efficiency of utilization (kThr, %) and threonine requirement (rThr, g [kg.sup.-1] of gain) for the four genotypes of pullets. A procedure to evaluate the efficiency of utilization of dietary amino acid for...