Tag: Chicken

At the end of the day, the question is something of a false dichotomy. Eggs certainly came before chickens, but chicken eggs did not—you can’t have one without the other. However, if we absolutely had to pick a side, based on the evolutionary evidence, we’re on Team Egg. What is the answer to the chicken […]

Summary: The ‘chicken or egg’ paradox was first proposed by philosophers in Ancient Greece to describe the problem of determining cause-and-effect. Now, a team of physicists has shown that, as far as quantum physics is concerned, the chicken and the egg can both come first. What came first chicken or the egg conundrum? Back to […]

Chicken math is how backyard keepers count their chickens as the numbers increase year on year with each new hatch and flock additions. So the chicken keeper who starts with 5 hens in their yard and then adds a few coloured eggs layers and then some ducks and Guinea fowl. How do you do chicken […]

MYTH: A fertilized egg has a baby chick in it. FACT: Freshly laid eggs can never contain a chick. Only fertilized eggs that have been incubated under proper conditions can become an embryo and develop into a chick. Can an egg become a chicken? Without a rooster to fertilize the egg, it will never become […]

You must put your name and address on the carton and label them “ungraded eggs.” They can be sold just like graded eggs – to restaurants, grocery stores, and at farmers markets.) If you are selling eggs, eggs should be cleaned if required and then refrigerated immediately. How much do chicken eggs sell for? Cost […]

Chickens do not urinate in the typical way, they eliminate waste products from the urinary system in the form of urate, which appear as a white cap on the top of the feces. Eggs and fecal matter are both passed through the hen’s vent. What does unhealthy chicken poop look like? You might have to […]

The whitish part has urea, which is rich in nitrogen, an excellent plant food. Chickens have no need for a urethra since they don’t urinate. Instead they coat their faeces with uric acid that exits their body through the cloaca as moist chicken poop. Why does my chicken not pee? Not producing liquid urine allows […]

The greater the distance between producer and consumer, the more complex is the marketing organization required to ensure that eggs reach consumers in the form, place and time desired. A typical marketing channel is made up of: collectors; assembly merchants; wholesalers; and. retailers. What are the different forms of marketing an egg? There are 3 […]

The solution to the What “chicken” and “egg” are examples of crossword clue should be: SALADS (6 letters) What is term for chicken or the egg ‘? “Chicken-and-egg” is a metaphoric adjective describing situations where it is not clear which of two events should be considered the cause and which should be considered the effect, […]

Chickens and all poultry have a combined waste called excreta that is feces and urine combined in the large intestine. Chickens do not have a bladder, so urine from the kidneys moves into the cloaca and by the act of reverse peristalsis is transferred into the large intestine. Do chickens pee and poop at the […]

Yes, chickens have a common opening for reproduction, and for the evacuation of stools and urine. However, the hen will push her egg out by turning part of her cloaca and the last segment of the oviduct inside out in order to not contaminate the egg. Does a egg come out of a chicken’s bum? […]

Most eggs that people eat come from chicken, and chicken are poultry. That said, eggs are an animal byproduct—they’re unfertilized eggs from the chicken. Think of them kind of like milk from cows. “So eggs themselves are not actually poultry,” Cording says. What is a chicken egg classified as? According to the U.S. Department of […]

We do not eat “chicken period”. Lord no. Eggs are eggs, whether they’re fertilized or unfertilized. Chickens don’t have uteri, so they don’t have endometria and therefore do not menstruate. Is an egg just a chicken period? Although chickens do not menstruate (and thus their eggs are not “chicken periods” as is sometimes asserted), the […]

When the process is complete, the shell gland at the bottom end of the oviduct pushes the egg into the cloaca, a chamber just inside the vent where the reproductive and excretory tracts meet — which means, yes, a chicken lays eggs and poops out of the same opening. Where do chickens store their eggs? […]

Understandably, one thing these chickens aren’t engineered for is a long life. The Super Bowl is, after all, just around the corner. As a result, the modern broiler chicken, also known as Gallus gallus domesticus, has a life expectancy of around seven weeks. How long can meat chickens live? Chickens have a lifespan of six […]

Up to about 20% of a chicken’s diet can be replaced with greens; however, most of their food should still come from a balanced ration to ensure they get sufficient protein and nutrients. Do chickens need greens everyday? Chickens love fruit and vegetables, and you can give them this daily. Our girls love vegetable peels, […]

You don’t have to go crazy with some cutting-edge feed that’s guaranteed to make your chickens produce eggs the size of a garden gnome. It’s recommended that you use a diet of premium laying mash or pellet, along with occasional fresh fruit. vegetables, meal worms and other healthy treats. What do you feed chickens to […]

The Four Types of Chicken Feed Whole grain feed is composed of cracked grains and other unprocessed ingredients. Mash is an unprocessed form of feed composed of ground-up grains and other ingredients. Pellets are the most common form of chicken feed available on the market. Crumbles are pellets that have been broken up. What are […]

3 weeks old. Baby chicks can also eat mealworms, though it is best for you to wait until they reach 3 weeks old. Before that, their digestive system won’t be able to handle the protein and fat content. You can teach the chicks how to eat mealworms if their mother is close by. Is it […]

Now that we know that strawberries are safe for your older chickens. Let’s see if it’s also safe for the young ones. Before we answer that, it is always good to remember that chicks should be kept on the starter feed at least until the 6th week. Strawberries are also safe for chicks. Can baby […]