From Coop to Kitchen: What Every Backyard Chicken Enthusiast Should Know About Eggs

Chickens Every Day

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Chickens naturally produce eggs almost daily without needing a rooster, though timing depends on breed, with production breeds like Leghorns giving 5-6 eggs weekly while heritage breeds produce 4-5 eggs per week.
• Hens show clear signs before laying: bright red combs and wattles, submissive squatting behavior, and interest in nest boxes
• First eggs may be tiny "fairy eggs" without yolks or shell-less eggs before regular production begins
• The float test determines egg freshness - fresh eggs lay flat in water while old eggs float
• Newly laid eggs have a protective coating called "bloom" that seals thousands of tiny pores
• Egg production depends on daylight hours (14-16 hours needed) and decreases in winter or during stress
• No evidence supports conspiracy theories about feed companies sabotaging backyard egg production
• Higher quality chicken feed results in more eggs per hen annually
• Farm eggs offer thicker shells, more omega-3s, better cholesterol profiles, and higher beta-carotene than store eggs
• Commercial egg cartons are dated by packaging day, not laying day, often 4 or more weeks old at purchase
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Chapters

1. Welcome to Chicken Every Day (00:00:00)

2. Basics of Egg Production (00:01:34)

3. Signs Your Hen Will Lay Soon (00:03:49)

4. Testing Egg Freshness (00:04:32)

5. The Feed Quality Difference (00:06:55)

6. Farm Eggs vs. Store-Bought Eggs (00:10:52)

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