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2. Poultry farming in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Selective breeding over the centuries has produced hens that lay more eggs than they can hatch. Some of this progress was ancient, but most occurred after 1900. In 1900, average egg production was 83 eggs per hen per year. In 2000, it was well over 300. In the United States, laying hens are butchered after their second egg laying season.

3. FACT FOCUS: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies - AOL

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   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 ...

4. Higher egg prices may extend far into 2025, and egg ... - AOL

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   According to the latest USDA report from mid-December, US egg production is down 4% year over year, with 3% fewer egg-laying hens. Per Datasembly , eggs are at their highest price since January 2023.

5. Egg prices are rising. Here's why you should still eat them ...

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   Egg prices have steadily risen in recent months — they’re up 30.4% this October compared to ... in egg-laying chickens are affecting the national supply, driving up costs. Now, holiday demand ...

6. Poultry feed - Wikipedia

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   Egg laying hens require 4 grams per day of calcium of which 2 grams are used in the egg. Oyster shells are often used as a source of dietary calcium. [4] Certain diets also require the use of grit, tiny rocks such as pieces of granite, in the feed. Grit aids in digestion by grinding food as it passes through the gizzard.

7. Henopause - Wikipedia

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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.

8. Egg incubation - Wikipedia

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   The only living mammals that lay eggs are echidnas and platypuses. In the latter, the eggs develop in utero for about 28 days, with only about 10 days of external incubation (in contrast to a chicken egg, which spends about one day in tract and 21 days externally). [11] After laying her eggs, the female curls around them.

9. Where are the eggs? And why are they expensive? Here's ... - AOL

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   In fact, egg prices have increased nationwide by about 38% in the past year, bringing the average cost of one dozen up to $3.65 in November versus $3.37 in October and $2.14 in November 2023 ...