JCPL Teens

It is Easter tomorrow, another fabulous holiday where we celebrate by seeing just how much candy we can consume in one day.  Since I have chickens, and they play a big role in the Easter tradition I thought a post on the facts about chickens might be just the thing.

 

• You do not need a rooster in order to get eggs. 
• Hens live an average of 5-7 years. Each year egg production decreases.   
•  The poop, pee and eggs come out of the chicken’s vent. (Ewwww!!)
• It takes 24-26 hours to lay an egg.
• I have two chickens, called “Easter Eggers” or Ameraucanas, that lay blue / green eggs, the shells, not the insides. 
• There are over 150 varieties of domesticated chickens.
• Alektorophobia is the word for “Fear of Chickens.”
• Chickens can travel up to 9 miles an hour but are not capable of sustained flight.