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Why do chickens lay an egg every day2007-11-24 17:27:00Answers:

If they aren't being fertilized by a rooster, they will still lay eggs.don't eat the fertilized ones. Eggs are kind of the chicken equivalent of a period. It's perfectly normal, if she didn't do it she would get egg bound and die.

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They don't!

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So they can have offspring's.. Or so we can have our breakfast!

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I don't think That happens daily.

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They just produce ovum that fast and constantly. Weather and other conditions like food amount and type can speed up or slow the process.

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incase they get bunged up

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Good question i dont know..

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That's not normal for a chicken to lay eggs everyday thats unusual

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so you can have your boiled eggs..

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a chicken can only lay one egg every 24 hours so they don't necessarily lay one every day

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Coz if they didn't, eventually they would burst.

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some chickens do not lay every day it depends on the type of chickens that you have.

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The simple answer is that they don't automatically lay one a day. Assuming basic housing, nutrition etc is being satisfied maximum egg laying is achieved with between 14 - 16 hours of day light, Lighting levels can be increased artificially to boost production. Again as a general rule younger hens lay better quality and more frequently, older hens less frequently, often larger eggs, and with poorer shell quality. Hens need to be able to develop with a sufficient body frame before laying and therefore artificial lighting shouldn't be given before they are about 16 weeks old. Lighting levels are why free range eggs especially are often more plentiful and cheaper in the summer months. Different breeds also have different laying potential.