Uncle Ben has 440 chickens - 39 roosters = <<440-39=401>>401 hens.
Uncle Ben has 401 hens - 15 that don't lay eggs = <<401-15=386>>386 hens that lay eggs.
The egg-laying hens each lay 3 eggs * 386 hens = <<3*386=1158>>1158 eggs.
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