Assertion: hen | /r/CapableOf | lay egg
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in the dark
type: LOCATION
value: every day
type: TEMPORAL
value: in nests
type: LOCATION
value: a week
type: TEMPORAL
value: without a hard shell
type: OTHER
value: on the floor of the coop
type: LOCATION
value: for home or table use
type: PURPOSE
value: in baskets
type: LOCATION
value: as long as they have
type: TEMPORAL
value: through spring
type: TEMPORAL
value: through summer
type: TEMPORAL
value: like other female birds
type: OTHER
value: into the fall
type: TEMPORAL
value: depending on the breed
type: OTHER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: after the third year of life
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The typical interval between eggs laid is about 25 hours, so a hen that lays an egg every day will lay a bit later each day.
text: Hens lay eggs that range in colour from white to pale brown and other pale colours depending on the breed.
text: Without the nest box a hen would be vulnerable to pecking from other hens as it laid its egg.
text: The blood has nothing to do with the egg being fertilized or not fertilized, it was caused by a glitch that occurred while the yolk was being released from the hen’s ovary and would have occurred whether or not a rooster mated with the hen that laid this egg.
text: After the third year of life, though, a hen lays very few eggs.
text: Hens that lose their first clutch may nest again, often laying only three eggs.
text: Though they are fair layers themselves, laying only about three eggs a week, they are commonly used to hatch eggs from other breeds and bird species due to their broody nature.
text: The typical interval between eggs laid is about 25 hours, so a hen that lays an egg every day will lay a bit later each day.
text: The typical interval between eggs laid is about 25 hours, so a hen that lays an egg every day will lay a bit later each day.
text: Often a hen will sing “the egg song” before or after she lays an egg.
text: Depending on the darkness of the egg she lays, a hen might lay an egg per week, or she might lay 5 eggs per week.
text: The longer time between when a hen lays an egg, the pigmentation of the egg has more time to build up to be darker and darker.
text: Question: How long does it take for a hen to lay an egg?
text: younger females as pullets, although in the egg-laying industry, a pullet becomes a hen when she begins to lay eggs, at 16 to 20 weeks of age.
text: The amount of light is what makes a hen lay eggs.
text: Adult females are hens, and young females less than a year old are called pullets, although in the egg-laying industry, a pullet becomes a hen when she begins to lay eggs.
text: Most hens prefer to lay eggs in nests that already have eggs in them.
text: Like other female birds, hens lay eggs which can hatch into chicks.
text: Hens will lay eggs whether or not they’ve ever seen a rooster.
text: Hens will lay eggs whether or not they’ve ever seen a rooster.
text: Hens will lay eggs whether or not they’ve ever seen a rooster.
text: Hens don’t usually lay eggs in the dark, so once a hen’s laying cycle reaches dusk time, she will usually not lay till the following morning.
text: Hens don’t usually lay eggs in the dark, so once a hen’s laying cycle reaches dusk time, she will usually not lay till the following morning.
text: Hens don’t usually lay eggs in the dark, so once a hen’s laying cycle reaches dusk time, she will usually not lay till the following morning.
text: Most hens will lay eggs in the same nest box as flockmates, so it’s not necessary to have a nest box for each hen.
text: Once your hens are laying eggs, provide a calcium supplement such as oyster shells in a separate dish so your hens can consume as needed.
text: Hens will lay eggs through spring and summer and into the fall, as long as they have 12 to 14 hours of daylight.
text: Question: Do you need a rooster for a hen to lay eggs?
text: Hens don’t need a rooster to complete their lives — or even to lay eggs, for that matter.
text: The layer feeds are specially designed for the hens laying eggs for home or table use.
text: The hens usually lay eggs either on the floor of the coop or in baskets if provided by the farmer.
text: Hens can lay eggs without a hard shell.
text: As the weather begins to warm and the hens prepare to start laying eggs again, transition the hens back to a layer feed and the males back to PurinaGame Bird Flight Conditioner or PurinaFlock RaiserReady to add peacocks or game birds to your flock?
text: Do you need a rooster for the hens to lay eggs?
text: Antibiotic-free claims on egg cartons can be only be made by egg producers who choose not to use any antibiotics in feed or water during the growing period of pullets or while hens are laying eggs.
text: You do not need a rooster for the hens to lay eggs.
text: She lays the eggs in the nest.
text: As the hen lays the eggs, they coat them in a protective coating called a bloom.
text: The hens that lay these eggs will never see a rooster in their lifetime.
text: A hen is hatched with all the eggs she’s ever going to have, and she’ll lay those eggs for as long as the hen lives (or until she’s out of eggs), whether a rooster is around or not.