13 Facts About Chickens
1. Chickens will lay eggs without a rooster.
2. Roosters crow throughout the day and night…not just in the morning.
3. A healthy hen bred for laying will lay an egg almost every day.
4. Chickens are very low-maintenance pets.
5. The eggs from backyard chickens are superior in taste to store bought eggs.
6. Brown eggs are no healthier than white eggs.
7. Chickens can fly short distances.
8. Chickens really do “come home to roost”.
9. Hens are much quieter than roosters.
10. Chickens have a pecking order that generally remains the same within a flock until death.
11. Standard-sized chickens typically vary in weight between 4 to 7 lbs.
12. Bantam breeds weigh between 1 to 2 lbs.
13. Chickens are social animals and do not do well as only-chickens.
Until next time…
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Huh… never knew there was that much about chickens to know. My sis was the one who judged poultry in FFA. 🙂
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I’m really enjoying my chickens! Their home isn’t finished yet but they seem very happy. Last night Robot slept so high up in our oak tree we could barely see her. We weren’t expecting them to do that!
Aww, Donna…the list could go on an on. There’s a lot to learn about chickens. They truly are fun and wonderful creatures.
Jen, I’m glad you’re enjoying your chickens. They definitely add a little “simpler way of life” to an otherwise complicated life. Lots of chickens roost in trees if they have access to them. We have to keep ours in a large, covered, enclosed area to protect them from predators. If we didn’t hawks, fox, bobcats, owls, coyotes, and stray dogs would pick them off one by one until we had none. It happened to our last flock… 😦 Y’all keep enjoying your girls… No rooster, right?
ahhhhhhhhhh chickens! chickens, for me, are better than prozac! i absolutely adore my girls…..their misters? not so
much, but i find them tolerable lol
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