Dodge Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi everyone, whilst trawling the web when i was bored at work, i found this info that I thought I would share with you. for those who are sqeamish, dont look at the last fact On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year. Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg. A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell. To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed. The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell. A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs. A chicken is 75% water. In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets. Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older. A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed. A chicken once had its head cut off and survived for over eighteen months, headless. Can you believe that...... Regards Dodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The last fact is true try googling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I hope it was a large chicken that laid the large egg, but even so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 A chicken once had its head cut off and survived for over eighteen months, headless. Can you believe that...... Regards Dodge I posted a link to that story only yesterday! **Here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 a 1lb egg OW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
