xChicken04x Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 (edited) Hiya, i was looking through my chicken book and it said things like "this chicken will lay 100 eggs in a season" what does it mean by season? is spring summer autumn and winter? thanks for any help xx Edited July 5, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 It means a calendar year. Pure breeds take time off in the winter, so if they said "100 eggs a year" people would expect two a week, whereas in fact it is five a week in the laying season tailing off to none at all. But I would substitute "should" for "will", which is too positive. My pure-bred hens never laid anything like what they should have. My new hybrids, however, are laying like troopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
