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Older hens gradually produce fewer eggs, and the eggs are usually larger. [1] Since the average lifespan of a pet layer hen is 8–15 years, [2] henopause has received attention as a potential problem for backyard or urban chicken farmers who are eventually faced with the decision to either slaughter older layers or keep them as non-producing pets.
FILE - Eggs are displayed on store shelves at a local grocery store in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2023. Amid soaring egg prices, social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products ...
As the country's main egg producer installed in-ovo sexing technology installed in summer 2023, [96] its first no-kill eggs entering shops in 2024, [96] and its only competitor unveiled plans to open a new no-kill hatchery in autumn 2024 as well, [97] it was expected as of April 2024 that the Norwegian government would adopt a national ban on ...
Abnormal eggs, EDS '76. Egg drop syndrome '76 (EDS '76) is a viral disease that affects birds, notably chickens, ducks, geese and swans.It is characterised by a sudden drop in production of eggs as well as its eggshell quality in apparent healthy laying birds.
That same week, the virus infected an egg laying farm in Cache County, Utah, costing the farmer 1.8 million chickens, while another 839,700 egg-layers were killed in Franklin County in Washington ...
Forced molting typically involves the removal of food and/or water from poultry for an extended period of time to reinvigorate egg-laying. Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously, typically by withdrawing food for 7–14 days and sometimes also withdrawing water for an extended period.
The RSPCA "Welfare standards for laying hens and pullets" indicates that the stocking rate must not exceed 1,000 birds per hectare (10 m 2 per hen) of range available and a minimum area of overhead shade/shelter of 8 m 2 per 1,000 hens must be provided. Free-range farming of egg-laying hens is increasing its share of the market.
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