Watch a naturalist from the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Drumlin Farm provide information about various kinds of chicken eggs in this free online video.
Expert: Tia Pinney
Contact: www.massaudubon.org
Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:31
my friend said “no” …
my friend said “no” there is not a diffrence.
I really think it’s …
I really think it’s true! People in my family think so also! and so do you….so it must be true!
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thanks. learned …
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thanks. learned some thing NEW
That depends on the …
That depends on the breed your laying hens are – if you have dual purpose hens, that means they are used for both meat and laying. However, meditterranean hens, such as leghorns, are not very good meat birds. I’ve heard of people eating sexlinks, but I don’t think that’s what they were bred for.
Then, you have your coronish crosses – birds that are good for nothing other than meat. The poor things can’t even survive past the age of about 6 months, from the information i’ve gathered.
is there a …
is there a diffrence in laying hens and the the kind of chickens you eat?
to me too
to me too
Easter egg laying …
Easter egg laying hens? so where does the Easter bunny come in? I don’t think i appreciate the Easter bunny being disrespected or blown off like this. everybody loves Easter eggs…. I’m hurt
they can lay the …
they can lay the egg with out a rooster, but if you want chickens you have to have a rooster. the same as women.
you know i have …
you know i have read that chickens like the same nest to lay in. maybe it is because it is warm. that would make a lot of sense.
we have 10 hens and …
we have 10 hens and they are laying 8-9 aday. i was wondering why they would be using the same nest. we have provided them with 10 nest but they only have been using 1. why is that?
Brown eggs taste …
Brown eggs taste diffrent to me! They really do!
i just watched a …
i just watched a video that said what you said,that hens can lay without roosters….
There are many …
There are many reasons why hens sometimes stop laying. Here are a few:
1) She may be moulting. She resume once her moult has finished.
2) She could be eggbound! If she is, her abdomen should be swollen and hard. If this is the case, you can contact me and I would be more than happy to help you.
3) She may be stressed. This can be caused by a new food, a sudden change in light, a sudden change in weather, new flock members, etc.
These are the main reasons why a hen would stop laying.
I have another …
I have another qestion for you.
One of my chickens has been laying eggs everyday,and now it has stoped (it’s been over five days now).
Do you might know the reason why?
Hens can lay …
Hens can lay without roosters.
True bred Araucanas …
True bred Araucanas should NEVER lay green eggs – true bred will ONLY lay blue.
Do hens need a …
Do hens need a roosters sperm to lay eggs or can hens lay egg’s with out a rooster?
i have araucanas …
i have araucanas and they lay form light blue eggs to a green blue
btw rebecca i luv …
btw rebecca i luv ur story so adorible
we also had small …
we also had small and big eggs we aso got 2 EVEN 3 eggs in one shell and ive seen eggs so small as a coin
BULLSHIT we had a …
BULLSHIT we had a little farm at a monastary… yes i lived in a monastary
we had about 40 chickens 10 goats and other animals well we gatherd all the eggs every day and every day we got about like 20 green eggs and they DO! taste diffrent from the other eggs
i have a bantam hen …
i have a bantam hen that looks like that.
my chicken lays …
my chicken lays golden eggs.lol
I kept chickens for …
I kept chickens for a while and their earlobes are soft and feel a bit like a people earlobe. My chickens liked me to rub their earlobes, like a dog likes their ears rubbed. If they got upset and I rubbed their earlobes they would calm down. One hen would even get up on the perches and put her ear on my hand to get her earlobes rubbed.