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How Many Eggs Do Chickens Lay Per Year? Breed Chart
Most hens lay 200 to 300 eggs per year. Compare 20 chicken breeds by yearly eggs, egg color, and type, with a formula to estimate your own flock.
How Many Eggs Does an Australorp Lay Per Year?
An Australorp hen lays 250 to 300 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by age and season, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Barnevelder Lay Per Year?
A Barnevelder hen lays 180 to 200 dark brown eggs per year. Realistic estimates by line and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Barred Rock Lay Per Year?
A Barred Rock hen lays 200 to 280 eggs per year. Estimates by age and season, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Brahma Lay Per Year?
A Brahma hen lays 150 to 200 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by variety and age, a month-by-month winter breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Buff Orpington Lay Per Year?
A Buff Orpington hen lays 180 to 280 eggs per year. Realistic ranges by age and season, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Cream Legbar Lay Per Year?
A Cream Legbar hen lays 180 to 230 sky-blue eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Delaware Lay Per Year?
A Delaware hen lays 200 to 250 large brown eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Golden Comet Lay Per Year?
A Golden Comet hen lays 250 to 330 eggs per year, about 5 to 7 a week. Realistic ranges by age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock.
How Many Eggs Does a Jersey Giant Lay Per Year?
A Jersey Giant hen lays 150 to 200 large brown eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Leghorn Lay Per Year?
A Leghorn hen lays 250 to 320 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Marans Lay Per Year?
A Marans hen lays 150 to 200 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by line and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Rhode Island Red Lay Per Year?
A Rhode Island Red hen lays 200 to 300 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Sapphire Gem Lay Per Year?
A Sapphire Gem hen lays 260 to 290 large brown eggs per year. Realistic estimates by age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Silkie Lay Per Year?
A Silkie hen lays 100 to 120 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by broodiness and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Speckled Sussex Lay Per Year?
A Speckled Sussex hen lays 180 to 250 eggs per year. Realistic ranges by strain and broodiness, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Welsummer Lay Per Year?
A Welsummer hen lays 160 to 200 terracotta eggs per year. Realistic estimates by line and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does a Wyandotte Lay Per Year?
A Wyandotte hen lays 180 to 240 eggs per year, about 4 to 5 a week at peak. See ranges by line and age, a month-by-month table, and a flock formula.
How Many Eggs Does an Ameraucana Lay Per Year?
An Ameraucana hen lays 150 to 200 blue eggs per year. Realistic estimates by strain and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does an Easter Egger Lay Per Year?
An Easter Egger hen lays 200 to 280 eggs per year. Realistic ranges by line and age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.
How Many Eggs Does an ISA Brown Lay Per Year?
An ISA Brown hen lays 280 to 330 eggs per year. Realistic estimates by age, a month-by-month breakdown, and a formula for any flock size.