These days it’s not the size of the chicken but the size of the chicken ... SWNS that it took their hen Gail five hours to lay the enormous egg. The oversized egg weighed more than 6 ounces ...

“Pasture-raised” eggs, which aren’t federally regulated, generally means the chickens can leave the ... least 75,000 now house over 95% of egg-laying hens, the United Egg Producers trade ...

But this was sporadic. Eggs are naturally seasonal, and around November, the chickens slowed and then stopped laying until roughly March, when the days got longer again. Then, after a few months ...

Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.

Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.