Why do hens still lay eggs when they don’t have a mate? – Finley, age ten; Evie, age eight; and Jonah, age five, Cambridgeshire, UK. Thanks for the question Finley, Evie and Jonah.

Why do hens still lay eggs when they don’t have a mate? – Finley, age ten; Evie, age eight; and Jonah, age five, Cambridgeshire, UK Thanks for the question Finley, Evie and Jonah. Humans have been ...

And how many eggs do chickens lay a day? Hens who are bred to be egg-laying hens lay an egg nearly every day, averaging out to about six eggs per week. This equates to up to 300 eggs per year.

New research finds that even though hens aren't terribly picky about their mates, they are picky about whose sperm makes it to the egg. Female domestic chickens generally mate with multiple males ...