Simple Chicken Facts
Simple facts about chickens

Hens will lay eggs without a rooster.
A rooster is needed to have fertilized eggs.
Hens usually begin to lay eggs between 5 to 7 months of age, depending on the breed.
It takes a hen roughly 24 hours to form an egg.
It takes 21 days to hatch a chick from an egg.
Only one nest box for every 3 to 4 hens is needed.
Chickens do cry when upset or pouting.
Most chicken breeds will eat ¾ cup of feed a day during warm months; more during cold weather.
Egg that has been fertilized does not have a baby until after the incubation process has begun.
A fertilized egg can begin to develop a chick at 88 degrees.