I Love Eggs!

Before I answer the following question, I can't help myself but to share with you this very interesting song. Enjoy.

An irate egg-lover asks,"how often do hens lay eggs? i heard it was once a day. if it is, that must suck. i wouldn't wanna pop a baby out per day. and how does that work? does the rooster have to mate with the hen everyday?"

First off, on behalf of the male species, I want this irate egg-lover to know that we, the men, do try hard to understand the pain you go through. Not that we are capable of empathizing with you physiologically, unless you're Arnold, but we try to extend some compassion.

With that said, hens normally lay eggs once a day. This is quite different than you having to pop babies out once a day as a human baby has a gestation period of 9 months. Here's a very graphically rich site that might make you sick.

One thing to note is that egg laying and hatching chicks are totally different things. A hen doesn't need a rooster to lay eggs. They don't need to mate before a egg is laid. Hens just lay eggs when their reproductive organs are mature. So the eggs that you and I get from the supermarket are unfertilized, which means no chicks can ever hatch out of it, don't even try! If you want a little chick to come out, make sure the rooster mates with the hen before the egg comes out.

If you have anymore questions about this, go and read all about it here.