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  1. Chicken egg production involves the following steps:
    1. The egg-making process begins in a chicken’s ovary, where tiny yolks (ova) develop.
    2. When a yolk is mature, a hormone signals its release, starting the egg formation process.
    3. Chickens typically begin laying eggs around 18+ weeks of age, with prime egg production lasting 2–3 years.
    4. A good egg yield in the first year is about 60%, with most chickens laying one egg every 24 hours.
    5. A hen bred for laying can produce over 300 eggs per year12345.
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    The egg-making process begins in a chicken’s ovary. A hen typically has two ovaries, but only the left one is functional. Inside the ovary, tiny yolks (called ova) develop. When a yolk is mature, a hormone signals the release of the yolk, starting the egg formation process.
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    Chickens typically begin laying eggs around the 18+ week, mark but can take as long as 32. And prime egg production usually lasts between 2–3 years, with many chickens laying one egg every 24 hours depending on breed.
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    In your first year, a good egg yield is about 60%. This means that for every 5 chickens, you can collect daily 3 eggs. When we say daily, we count only 9-10 months of the year (spring, summer and autumn). During a heavy winter, most chickens stop producing eggs.
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    When the pullet matures into a laying hen, one by one the ova grow to reach the size you find inside an egg. Each ovum takes about two weeks to develop. Meanwhile it receives nutrients through a surrounding network of blood vessels. The vessels then rupture to release the yolk from the ovary.
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    Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 26.5 billion as of 2023, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds. A hen bred for laying can produce over 300 eggs per year.
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