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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: skyeman on October 04, 2011, 11:29:55 am

Title: chicken age
Post by: skyeman on October 04, 2011, 11:29:55 am

can some one tell me what is the average age a chicken can be sold and age when they first start laying

Title: Re: chicken age
Post by: daddymatty82 on October 04, 2011, 11:43:57 am

age from the egg. POL depends on breed and how they mature

Title: Re: chicken age
Post by: Rosemary on October 05, 2011, 08:15:36 am

Most hens start laying 22-26 weeks old but can vary with the breed.

Folk sell day-olds throught to point of lay - from about 16 weeks old.

HTH